Where does “Hiʻiaka” come from?

Hiʻiaka (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian hiʻi, from Proto-Polynesian *siki.

Hiʻiaka (Hawaiian): any of the twelve sisters of the volcano goddess Pele, especially the youngest and favorite one

Definitions

  1. any of the twelve sisters of the volcano goddess Pele, especially the youngest and favorite one

Ancestry of “Hiʻiaka”, step by step

Hiʻiaka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hawaiian hiʻi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianhiʻicarry in the arms; hold, carry
2Proto-Polynesian*siki—

via Hawaiian aka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianakaappearing, bright
2Proto-Polynesian*qata—

Words derived from “Hiʻiaka”

Every word from Proto-Polynesian *siki →Every word from Hawaiian hiʻi →