Where does “Hawa” come from?
Hawa (Swahili) comes from Arabic حَوَّاء, from Hebrew חוה, from Hebrew חַי — life; alive.
Ancestry of “Hawa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Arabic | حَوَّاء | Eve |
| 2 | Hebrew | חוה | defective spelling of חווה |
| 3 | Hebrew | חַי | life; alive |