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Where does “hokej” come from?

hokej (Czech) comes from English hockey, from French hoquet — hiccup.

hokej (Czech): hockey

Definitions

  1. hockey

Ancestry of “hokej”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hokej”

  • hokejový
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