Where does “Hawaiki” come from?
Hawaiki (English) comes from Maori Hawaiki, from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian Sawaiki — traditional homeland.
Ancestry of “Hawaiki”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Maori | Hawaiki | — |
| 2 | Proto-Nuclear Polynesian | Sawaiki | traditional homeland |