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Latin Batavia ← Proto-Germanic *Batawjō

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Proto-Germanic · derived from*Batawjō
Latin · derived fromBatavia
English todayBatavia

Ultimately from Latin Batavia, from Proto-Germanic *Batawjō. Doublet of Betawi and Passau.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.