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
- A school or group of hula dancers
Ancestry of “halau”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hawaiian | hālau | — |
| 2 | Proto-Polynesian | *falau | — |