Where does “ਹਵਸ” come from?

ਹਵਸ (Punjabi) comes from Classical Persian هوس, from Arabic هَوَس — mania.

ਹਵਸ (Punjabi): greed, ardent desire, covetousness

Definitions

  1. greed, ardent desire, covetousness

Ancestry of “ਹਵਸ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianهوس—
2Arabicهَوَسmania
Every word from Arabic هَوَس →Every word from Classical Persian هوس →