Where does “Hawa” come from?

Hawa (Swahili) comes from Arabic حَوَّاء, from Hebrew חוה, from Hebrew חַי — life; alive.

Hawa (Swahili): Eve

Definitions

  1. Eve

Ancestry of “Hawa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArabicحَوَّاءEve
2Hebrewחוהdefective spelling of חווה
3Hebrewחַיlife; alive
Every word from Hebrew חַי →Every word from Hebrew חוה →Every word from Arabic حَوَّاء →