Where does “হাওয়া” come from?

হাওয়া (Bengali) comes from Persian حوا, from Arabic حَوَّاء, from Hebrew חוה, from Hebrew חַי — life; alive.

হাওয়া (Bengali): air

Definitions

  1. air

Ancestry of “হাওয়া”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PersianحواEve religion
2ArabicحَوَّاءEve
3Hebrewחוהdefective spelling of חווה
4Hebrewחַיlife; alive
Every word from Hebrew חַי →Every word from Hebrew חוה →Every word from Arabic حَوَّاء →