Where are static class variables stored in memory?

Question

This is a follow-up question to How are static arrays stored in Java memory? .

So global variables in C/C++ are stored in the static data segment of memory. But what

Answer 1

Java has a "permanent" heap where it puts class metadata. So the "roots" of the static values are in the permanent heap. The values are reference values (class objects) the values themselves are in the regular heap.