Where does “हव्वा” come from?

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

Ancestry of “हव्वा”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiहव्वा—
2PersianحواEve religion
3ArabicحَوَّاءEve
4Hebrewחוהdefective spelling of חווה
5Hebrewחַיlife; alive
Every word from Hebrew חַי →Every word from Hebrew חוה →Every word from Arabic حَوَّاء →