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Where does “halau” come from?

halau (English) comes from Hawaiian hālau, from Proto-Polynesian *falau.

halau (English): A school or group of hula dancers

Definitions

  1. A school or group of hula dancers

Ancestry of “halau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianhālau—
2Proto-Polynesian*falau—
Every word from Proto-Polynesian *falau →