Where does “ხავა” come from?

ხავა (Laz) comes from Ottoman Turkish هوا, from Arabic هَوَاء — air, atmosphere.

ხავა (Laz): weather

Definitions

  1. weather

Ancestry of “ხავა”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishهواair, the substance constituting Earth's atmosphere
2Arabicهَوَاءair, atmosphere
Every word from Arabic هَوَاء →Every word from Ottoman Turkish هوا →