Betawi

Indonesian

/bətawi/

proper noun

Definitions

Betawi, a ethnic group live around Jakarta (formerly Batavia).
the Malay-based creole language spoken by the ethnic group.

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch, Flemish Batavia derived from Latin Batavia derived from Proto-Germanic *Batawjō (good island).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*Batawjō

Gloss

good island

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Batavia English
Batavi Latin
Batavia Latin
Batavia Dutch, Flemish
*Batawjō Proto-Germanic
Batavia Indonesian
orang Indonesian