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Two sources say the word "wiki" comes from the Hawaiian phrase "wiki-wiki" which means "quick." Are there experts in Polynesian languages who can veryify this?

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Does wiki mean quick?

Technically, yes and no. The word 'wiki' alone is a type of website, and the word 'wiki-wiki', a Hawaiian word, means quick. Wiki alone is a website, wiki doubled with a dash in the middle is the Hawaiian word for quick.


Where does the word wiki from?

Two sources say the word "wiki" comes from the Hawaiian phrase "wiki-wiki" which means "quick." Are there experts in Polynesian languages who can veryify this?


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Wiki Wiki isn't a word in Chinese. It means quick in Hawaiin but nothing in Chinese.


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"Wiki" is a Hawaiian word meaning "fast." Individual words cannot be protected by copyright.


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