Where does “Honolulu” come from?

Honolulu (Polish) comes from English Honolulu, from Hawaiian Honolulu, from Hawaiian lulu, from Proto-Oceanic *ruru.

Ancestry of “Honolulu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishHonolulu—
2HawaiianHonolulu—
3Hawaiianlulushelter
4Proto-Oceanic*ruru—
Every word from Proto-Oceanic *ruru →Every word from Hawaiian lulu →Every word from Hawaiian Honolulu →
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