Where does “хо́кей” come from?

хо́кей (Bulgarian) comes from English hockey, from French hoquet — hiccup.

хо́кей (Bulgarian): hockey

Definitions

  1. hockey

Ancestry of “хо́кей”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhockeyIce hockey, a game on ice in which two teams of...
2Frenchhoquethiccup

Words derived from “хо́кей”

Every word from French hoquet →