Where does “haiku” come from?
haiku (Spanish) comes from English haiku, from Hawaiian Haʻikū, from Hawaiian Kū, from English stew, from English steward, from Middle English steward, from Old English stiġweard, from Old English weard — narrow, tight.
haiku (Spanish): haiku
Ancestry of “haiku”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | haiku | A Japanese poem in three lines, the first and... |
| 2 | Hawaiian | Haʻikū | — |
| 3 | Hawaiian | Kū | — |
| 4 | English | stew | A cooking-dish used for boiling; a cauldron; A... |
| 5 | English | steward | A person who manages the property or affairs for... |
| 6 | Middle English | steward | — |
| 7 | Old English | stiġweard | — |
| 8 | Old English | weard | guard; guard, the action of looking out for... |
| 9 | Old English | ōra | ore, unwrought metal |
| 10 | Old English | ēar | sea, ocean; grave, earth |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | ahaz | ear |
| 12 | Proto-Finnic | ahtas | narrow, cramped |
| 13 | Proto-Baltic | anśtas | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énǵʰus | narrow, tight |