Where does “wiki” come from?
Wiki comes from Hawaiian wiki, from Proto-Polynesian witi, ultimately meaning quick or fast.
wiki (English): A collaborative website which can be directly...
Definitions
- A collaborative website which can be directly...
Ancestry of “wiki”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | WikiWikiWeb | — |
| 2 | Hawaiian | wikiwiki | speedy |
| 3 | Hawaiian | wiki | hasten, speed up; be swift, speedy, quick |
| 4 | Proto-Polynesian | witi | — |