Where does “पुरवैया” come from?

पुरवैया (Hindi) comes from Hindi पुरवा, 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.

पुरवैया (Hindi): east wind, easterly

Definitions

  1. east wind, easterly

Ancestry of “पुरवैया”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiपुरवाeasterly; east wind
2Hindiवाor
3Sanskritवाor; to blow
4Proto-IranianHwah-to dwell, remain
5Proto-Indo-IranianHwas-to dwell, inhabit; to stay
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wes-to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hwas- →Every word from Proto-Iranian Hwah- →