Where does “hiko” come from?
hiko (Maori) comes from English shh, from English hush, from Middle English huschen — to hush.
hiko (Maori): electric; lightning; electricity
Definitions
- electric; lightning; electricity
Ancestry of “hiko”, step by step
hiko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English shh
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | shh | Requesting silence; An utterance of "shh"; To... |
| 2 | English | hush | To become quiet; To make quiet; To appease; to... |
| 3 | Middle English | huschen | to hush |
via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *siku
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *siku | — |
| 2 | Proto-Austronesian | sikux | elbow |
Words derived from “hiko”