Where does “હવા” come from?

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

હવા (Gujarati): air; wind; rumor, gossip

Definitions

  1. air; wind; rumor, gossip

Ancestry of “હવા”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PersianحواEve religion
2ArabicحَوَّاءEve
3Hebrewחוהdefective spelling of חווה
4Hebrewחַיlife; alive

Words derived from “હવા”

Every word from Hebrew חַי →Every word from Hebrew חוה →Every word from Arabic حَوَّاء →