Where does “batavia” come from?

batavia (Philippine Spanish) comes from Spanish Batavia, from Latin Batavia, from Proto-Germanic Batawjō, from Proto-Germanic awjō, from Proto-Germanic agwjō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ — water.

Ancestry of “batavia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishBataviaBatavia
2LatinBataviaThe land of the Batā̆vī, situated around the...
3Proto-GermanicBatawjōgood island
4Proto-Germanicawjōfloodplain; meadow; island
5Proto-Germanicagwjō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ékʷeh₂water

Words derived from “batavia”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ →