Etymology

Hiʻiaka

Today it means: Any of the twelve sisters of the volcano goddess Pele, especially the youngest, whom Pele was given to raise. Full definition →

Hawaiian Hiʻiaka ← Proto-Polynesian *qata ← Proto-Oceanic *sigi
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  1. Proto-Oceanic*sigi
  2. Proto-Polynesian*siki
  3. Hawaiianhiʻi
  4. Proto-Polynesian*qata
  5. Hawaiianaka
  6. HawaiianHiʻiaka
  7. English todayHiʻiaka

Borrowed from Hawaiian Hiʻiaka.

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