English
Haleakala
Haleakala comes from Hawaiian Haleakalā.
- HawaiianmodernHaleakalā
- EnglishtodayHaleakala
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- HawaiianmodernHaleakalā
- EnglishtodayHaleakala
A compound of hale ‘house, building’ + ka ‘the’ + lā
Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balay ‘house (abode)’
Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *balay
Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *bale
Proto-Oceanic *pale
Proto-Polynesian *fale ‘house’
Hawaiian hale ‘house, building’
Proto-Polynesian *te
Hawaiian ka ‘the’
Proto-Polynesian *laqa
Hawaiian lā
Every English word from Hawaiian Haleakalā
Today it means
name A large shield volcano in eastern Maui, Hawaii, USA.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Hawaiian Haleakalā / Haleakala