English
heiau
Heiau comes from Hawaiian heiau.
- Hawaiianmodernheiau
- Englishearliest quotation 2004same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Hawaiianmodernheiau
- Englishearliest quotation 2004same form
Earliest quotation: 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth: “The basalt was also piled to outline large squares…”
Every English word from Hawaiian heiau
Today it means
noun A temple in traditional Hawaiian society.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Hawaiian heiau / heiau