Where does “ชวา” come from?
ชวา (Thai) comes from Javanese Jawa, from Old Javanese jawa, from Sanskrit यव, from Proto-Indo-Iranian yáwas, from Proto-Indo-European yéwos, from Proto-Indo-European yew- — to mix.
ชวา (Thai): Java
Definitions
- Java
Ancestry of “ชวา”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Javanese | Jawa | Javanese: an indigenous language spoken by Javanese people |
| 2 | Old Javanese | jawa | grain |
| 3 | Sanskrit | यव | barley; grain, cereal; name for island of Java,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | yáwas | barley; cereal, grain |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | yéwos | cereal, grain; barley, spelt |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yew- | to mix |