Where does “ਹਵਾ” come from?
ਹਵਾ (Punjabi) comes from Classical Persian هَوَا, from Arabic هَوَاء — air, atmosphere.
ਹਵਾ (Punjabi): air, wind
Ancestry of “ਹਵਾ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Classical Persian | هَوَا | — |
| 2 | Arabic | هَوَاء | air, atmosphere |