Where does “Hiʻiaka” come from?
Hiʻiaka (English) comes from Hawaiian Hiʻiaka, from Hawaiian hiʻi, from Proto-Polynesian *siki.
Ancestry of “Hiʻiaka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hawaiian | Hiʻiaka | — |
| 2 | Hawaiian | hiʻi | carry in the arms; hold, carry |
| 3 | Proto-Polynesian | *siki | — |