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Etymology · Proto-Nuclear Polynesian

*Sawaiki

3 English words descend from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *Sawaiki, most common first.

HawaiiAn insular state of the United States, formerly a territory. Capital: Honolulu.
HawaikiThe original home of the Māori, before they travelled across the sea to New Zealand. It also features as the underworld in many Māori stories.
Savai'iThe largest island in Samoa.