Where does “hawa'i” come from?

hawa'i (Hausa) comes from Pashto هوايي, from Arabic ـِيّ — {{n-g|suffix used to derive adjectives and...

hawa'i (Hausa): irresponsible person; someone with their head in the clouds

Definitions

  1. irresponsible person; someone with their head in the clouds

Ancestry of “hawa'i”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pashtoهواييaerial
2Arabicـِيّ{{n-g|suffix used to derive adjectives and...
Every word from Arabic ـِيّEvery word from Pashto هوايي
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