Where does “Haiti” come from?

Haiti comes from Taíno hayiti, a word of unknown meaning in the language of the indigenous Caribbean people who inhabited the island.

Ancestry of “Haiti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchHaïtiof Haiti
2Taínohayitimountainous land; land of lofty barrows or...

Words derived from “Haiti

Every word from Taíno hayitiEvery word from French Haïti