Where does “ha” come from?

ha (Old Spanish) comes from Old Spanish aver, from Latin habeō, from Proto-Italic habēō, from Proto-Indo-European gʰh₁bʰ- — to grab, to take; to grab, take.

Ancestry of “ha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishaverto have
2Latinhabeōto have, hold
3Proto-Italichabēō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰh₁bʰ-to grab, to take; to grab, take

Words derived from “ha”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰh₁bʰ- →Every word from Proto-Italic habēō →Every word from Latin habeō →