Where does “Hawaï” come from?

Hawaï (French) comes from Hawaiian Hawaiʻi, from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian Sawaiki — traditional homeland.

Ancestry of “Hawaï”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HawaiianHawaiʻiHawaiian
2Proto-Nuclear PolynesianSawaikitraditional homeland

Words derived from “Hawaï”

Every word from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian Sawaiki →Every word from Hawaiian Hawaiʻi →