Where does “Hauwa” come from?

Hauwa (Hausa) comes from Arabic حَوَّاء, from Hebrew חוה, from Hebrew חַי — life; alive.

Hauwa (Hausa): Eve biblical character

Definitions

  1. Eve biblical character

Ancestry of “Hauwa”, step by step

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