Etymology

Haleakala

H4A1L1E1A1K5A1L1A1

Today it means: A large shield volcano in eastern Maui, Hawaii, USA. Full definition →

Hawaiian Haleakalā ← Proto-Polynesian *laqa ← Proto-Oceanic *pale
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The story

  1. Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*balay
  2. Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*balay
  3. Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*bale
  4. Proto-Oceanic*pale
  5. Proto-Polynesian*fale
  6. Hawaiianhale
  7. Hawaiiana
  8. Proto-Polynesian*te
  9. Hawaiianka
  10. Proto-Polynesian*laqa
  11. Hawaiianlā
  12. HawaiianHaleakalā
  13. English todayHaleakala

From Hawaiian Haleakalā, from hale (“house”) + a (“of”) + ka (“the”)+ lā (“sun”).

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