Where does “हव्वा” come from?

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

Ancestry of “हव्वा”, step by step

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

Words derived from “हव्वा”

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