Papeete

The story

1. Tahitian · derived fromʻete“basket”
2. Tahitian · derived frompape“water”
3. English todayPapeete

From Tahitian pape (“water”) + Tahitian ʻete (“basket”) (cognate with Māori kete, Niuean kato, 'Are'are kato, Hawaiian ʻeke (“sack”). This probably refers to the mountains condensing and collecting rain in the Papeete basin.