origin of the name of Java

         

The origin of the name "Java" can be traced from the Sanskrit language chronicles mention the existence of the island named yavadvip (a) (dvipa means "island", and yava means "barley" or also "grain") Is this grain is millet (Setaria Italica) or rice)], both of which have been found on the island in the period prior to the entry of Indian influence. Perhaps, this island has many names before, including Jau probably derived from the word meaning "far". Yavadvipa called in the Indian epic, the Ramayana. Sugriva, commander Wanara (ape) of Sri Rama's army, sent emissaries to Yavadvip ("Java") to find Dewi Shinta.  Then, based on the literature of India, especially Tamil literature, called the Sanskrit name yāvaka dvipa (dvipa = island).

             Another suggestion is that the word "Java" is derived from the root word in Proto-Austronesian, which means "house