Where does “batabya” come from?

batabya (Tagalog) comes from Philippine Spanish batavia, 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 “batabya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Philippine Spanishbatavia—
2SpanishBataviaBatavia
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 →