Where does “Hilo” come from?

Hilo is a Hawaiian place name of unknown origin and meaning.

Ancestry of “Hilo”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Hawaiian	Hilo	—
2	Proto-Indo-European	pilos	—
3	French	pileux	hair
4	Latin	pilōsus	—
5	Latin	pīlus	—
6	Latin	pīlum	—
7	Proto-Italic	pistlom	—
8	Proto-Indo-European	pis-tlo-	—
9	Proto-Indo-European	peys-	to grind, to crush

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