هوو

Persian

Etymology

From earlier form هبو (habō) from Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (hbwk' /⁠habōg⁠/) from Proto-Iranian *hapáθniH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *sapátniH (“co-wife, concubine”) from Proto-Indo-European *sapótnih₂ (“co-wife”), made up from *sa- (“together, co-”) + *pátniH (“wife”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬵𐬀𐬞𐬀𐬚𐬥𐬍 (hapaθnī, “co-wife”), Pashto بن (bën), Central Kurdish ھەوێ‎ (hawē) and Baluchi ہپوک‎ (hapók).

Noun

هوو • (havu)

1. second wife, co-wife