Where does “ਹਵਾ” come from?

ਹਵਾ (Punjabi) comes from Classical Persian هَوَا, from Arabic هَوَاء — air, atmosphere.

ਹਵਾ (Punjabi): air, wind

Definitions

  1. air, wind

Ancestry of “ਹਵਾ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianهَوَا—
2Arabicهَوَاءair, atmosphere
Every word from Arabic هَوَاء →Every word from Classical Persian هَوَا →