Where does “हवा” come from?
हवा (Bhojpuri) comes from Classical Persian هَوَا, from Arabic هَوَاء — air, atmosphere.
हवा (Bhojpuri): air
Ancestry of “हवा”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Classical Persian | هَوَا | — |
| 2 | Arabic | هَوَاء | air, atmosphere |