Where does “Jawi” come from?

Jawi (Old Javanese) comes from Old Javanese jawa, from Sanskrit यव, from Proto-Indo-Iranian yáwas, from Proto-Indo-European yéwos, from Proto-Indo-European yew- — to mix.

Jawi (Old Javanese): Javanese

Definitions

  1. Javanese

Ancestry of “Jawi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Javanesejawagrain
2Sanskritयवbarley; grain, cereal; name for island of Java,...
3Proto-Indo-Iranianyáwasbarley; cereal, grain
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyéwoscereal, grain; barley, spelt
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyew-to mix

Words derived from “Jawi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European yew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yéwos →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian yáwas →
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