Where does “хакеіст” come from?
хакеіст (Belarusian) comes from Belarusian хаке́й, from English hockey, from French hoquet — hiccup.
хакеіст (Belarusian): hockey player
Definitions
- hockey player
Ancestry of “хакеіст”, step by step
хакеіст traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Belarusian хаке́й
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belarusian | хаке́й | hockey |
| 2 | English | hockey | Ice hockey, a game on ice in which two teams of... |
| 3 | French | hoquet | hiccup |
via Belarusian і́ст
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belarusian | і́ст | — |