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

Definitions

  1. dative singular of av

Ancestry of “ava”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishavhunting; hunt; prey
2Ottoman Turkishآوhunting, chase; game, prey, what is subject to...
3Proto-TurkicĀbhunt, chase
Every word from Proto-Turkic Āb →Every word from Ottoman Turkish آو →Every word from Turkish av →