The term is thought to relate to an ethnohistoric narrative, known as Khra'wiyawi, collected by Carobeth Laird from Juan and Juana Menendez at the Leonis Adobe in 1916. In the narrative, the wife of Khra'wiyawi (the chief of the region) is stricken with grief over the untimely loss of her daughter.
The term might be associated with an ethnohistoric account named Khra'wiyawi, documented by Carobeth Laird from Juan and Juana Menendez at the Leonis Adobe in 1916. In this narrative, the wife of Khra'wiyawi (the leader of the region) experiences sorrow over her daughter's premature demise.