Where does “Honolulu” come from?

Honolulu comes from Hawaiian hono, a word of unknown meaning that was applied to the Hawaiian capital city.

Ancestry of “Honolulu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HawaiianHonolulu—
2Hawaiianlulushelter
3Proto-Oceanic*ruru—

Words derived from “Honolulu”

Every word from Proto-Oceanic *ruru →Every word from Hawaiian lulu →Every word from Hawaiian Honolulu →
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