Where does “ava” come from?
ava (Turkish) comes from Turkish av, from Ottoman Turkish آو, from Proto-Turkic Āb — hunt, chase.
ava (Turkish): dative singular of av
Ancestry of “ava”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Turkish | av | hunting; hunt; prey |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | آو | hunting, chase; game, prey, what is subject to... |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | Āb | hunt, chase |