 Chaavakar, which originally meant the people of Java, was also a collective term for all who were later identified as Malays.Javanese is the language of Java.Malay (modern day Bahasa Melayu and Bahasa Indonesia) was historically the language of the Straits of Malacca and is the official language of present day Malaysia and Indonesia

From the Sri Lankan materials, this Chandrabhanu was a Javakan king from Tambralinga who had invaded Sri Lankan in 1247.