Where does “hawa” come from?

hawa (Indonesian) comes from Arabic حَوَّاء, from Hebrew חוה, from Hebrew חַי — life; alive.

hawa (Indonesian): atmosphere, air

Definitions

  1. atmosphere, air

Ancestry of “hawa”, step by step

hawa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic حَوَّاء

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

via Malay hawa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayhawaatmosphere, air
2Arabicهَوَاءair, atmosphere
Every word from Hebrew חַי →Every word from Hebrew חוה →Every word from Arabic حَوَّاء →