Where does “Hawaiki” come from?

Hawaiki (English) comes from Maori Hawaiki, from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian Sawaiki — traditional homeland.

Hawaiki (English): 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

Definitions

  1. 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

Ancestry of “Hawaiki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MaoriHawaiki—
2Proto-Nuclear PolynesianSawaikitraditional homeland
Every word from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian Sawaiki →Every word from Maori Hawaiki →