Where does “पुरवा” come from?

पुरवा (Hindi) comes from Hindi वा, from Sanskrit वा, from Proto-Iranian Hwah-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hwas-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wes- — to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night.

पुरवा (Hindi): easterly; east wind

Definitions

  1. easterly; east wind

Ancestry of “पुरवा”, step by step

पुरवा traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi वा

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiवाor
2Sanskritवाor; to blow
3Proto-IranianHwah-to dwell, remain
4Proto-Indo-IranianHwas-to dwell, inhabit; to stay
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wes-to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night

via Sanskrit पुर

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritपुरfortress, castle, city, town; the female...
2Sanskritपरother; more remote; distant, further, other
3Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “पुरवा”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hwas- →Every word from Proto-Iranian Hwah- →