Where does “hewel” come from?

hewel (O'odham) comes from Proto-Kartvelian gwel- — snake.

hewel (O'odham): wind

Definitions

  1. wind

Ancestry of “hewel”, step by step

hewel traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Kartvelian gwel-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Kartveliangwel-snake

via Breton he

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bretonheher

via Cornish he

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishhe
Every word from Proto-Kartvelian gwel-