Where does “kawi” come from?

kawi (Malay) comes from Javanese ꦏꦮꦶ, from Old Javanese kawi, from Sanskrit कवि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kawHíṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian káwHiš, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewh₁- — to perceive; to observe.

kawi (Malay): Kawi, a literary and prose language based on Old...

Definitions

  1. Kawi, a literary and prose language based on Old...

Ancestry of “kawi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Javaneseꦏꦮꦶauthor, writer
2Old Javanesekawipoet
3Sanskritकविwise man, sage, seer, prophet; a singer, bard,...
4Proto-Indo-AryankawHíṣ—
5Proto-Indo-IraniankáwHišseer, poet; institutor of religious rites;...
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kewh₁-to perceive; to observe

Words derived from “kawi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian káwHiš →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan kawHíṣ →