Where does “java” come from?
java (Pali) comes from Sanskrit जव, from Old Marathi 𑘕𑘄, from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀚𑀯, from Sanskrit जीव, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́iHwás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰiHwás, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.
java (Pali): speed; strength
Definitions
- speed; strength
Ancestry of “java”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | जव | speed, velocity, swiftness; haste, hurry; impulse... |
| 2 | Old Marathi | 𑘕𑘄 | barley |
| 3 | Maharastri Prakrit | 𑀚𑀯 | barley |
| 4 | Sanskrit | जीव | alive, living; life, existence; any living being,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | ȷ́iHwás | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ǰiHwás | alive |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷih₃wós | alive, living |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeih₃w- | to live |