English
Lahaina
Lahaina comes from Hawaiian Lāhainā, from lā ‘sun’, and ultimately from Proto-Polynesian *laqa.
- Proto-Polynesianprehistoric (reconstructed)*laqareconstructed
- Hawaiianmodernlā‘sun’
- Hawaiian, derivedmodernLāhainā
- EnglishtodayLahaina
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Polynesianprehistoric (reconstructed)*laqareconstructed
- Hawaiianmodernlā‘sun’
- Hawaiian, derivedmodernLāhainā
- EnglishtodayLahaina
Every English word from Proto-Polynesian *laqa
Today it means
name A census-designated place in Maui County, Hawaii, United States.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Polynesian *laqa / Lahaina