Where does “Betawi” come from?

Betawi (Peranakan Indonesian) comes from Javanese ꦧꦠꦮꦶ, from Dutch Batavia, from Latin Batavia, from Proto-Germanic Batawjō, from Proto-Germanic awjō, from Proto-Germanic agwjō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ — water.

Betawi (Peranakan Indonesian): Batavia

Definitions

  1. Batavia

Ancestry of “Betawi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Javaneseꦧꦠꦮꦶ—
2DutchBatavia—
3LatinBataviaThe land of the Batā̆vī, situated around the...
4Proto-GermanicBatawjōgood island
5Proto-Germanicawjōfloodplain; meadow; island
6Proto-Germanicagwjō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ékʷeh₂water
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ →