English
Hawaiki
Hawaiki comes from Māori Hawaiki, and goes back to Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *Sawaiki.
- Proto-Nuclear Polynesianprehistoric (reconstructed)*Sawaikireconstructed
- MāorimodernHawaiki
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Nuclear Polynesianprehistoric (reconstructed)*Sawaikireconstructed
- MāorimodernHawaiki
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *Sawaiki
Today it means
name The original home of the Māori, before they travelled across the sea to New Zealand. It also features as the underworld in many Māori stories.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *Sawaiki / Hawaiki