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Where does “hai” come from?

hai (Finnish) comes from Swedish haj, from Dutch haai, from Vietnamese hái, from English Hi, from English high, from Middle English heigh, from Old English hēah, from Old English hām — to be lying down; to settle.

hai (Finnish): shark; high card

Definitions

  1. shark; high card

Ancestry of “hai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhajshark
2DutchhaaiA shark, fish of the superorder Selachimorpha; A...
3Vietnameseháito pluck a plant or piece of fruit for later...
4EnglishHi—
5EnglishhighElevated, extending above a base or average...
6Middle Englishheighhigh; Alternative form of hey; Alternative form...
7Old Englishhēahhigh, tall, lofty, high-class, exalted, sublime,...
8Old Englishhāmhome; village, community; village, hamlet, manor,...
9Proto-West Germanichaimhome
10Proto-Germanichaimazhome; house; village
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱóymosof the home, belonging to the family; village,...
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle

Words derived from “hai”

  • haineväkeitto
  • härkähai
  • valkopilkkahai
  • haibarbi
  • grönlanninhai
  • haivene
  • seeprasarvihai
  • leopardihai
  • korttihai
  • hait
  • haimonni
  • valashai
  • hapanhai
  • seeprahai
  • australiansarvihai
  • hainevä
  • hain
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