Where does “Savai'i” come from?

Savai'i (English) comes from Samoan Savai'i, from Proto-Polynesian Sawaiki.

Ancestry of “Savai'i”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SamoanSavai'i—
2Proto-PolynesianSawaiki—
Every word from Proto-Polynesian Sawaiki →Every word from Samoan Savai'i →
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