Where does “hava” come from?

hava (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish هوا, from Arabic هَوَاء — air, atmosphere.

hava (Serbo-Croatian): air

Definitions

  1. air

Ancestry of “hava”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishهواair, the substance constituting Earth's atmosphere
2Arabicهَوَاءair, atmosphere
Every word from Arabic هَوَاء →Every word from Ottoman Turkish هوا →