Where does “hoʻomikomiko” come from?

hoʻomikomiko (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian mikomiko, from English miko, from Japanese 巫女, from Middle Chinese 巫女.

Ancestry of “hoʻomikomiko”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianmikomikolightly salted
2EnglishmikoA Shinto shrine maiden
3Japanese巫女An unmarried woman who serves at a Shintō shrine,...
4Middle Chinese巫女—

Words derived from “hoʻomikomiko”

Every word from Middle Chinese 巫女 →Every word from Japanese 巫女 →Every word from English miko →