Where does “hake” come from?
hake (Finnish) comes from Finnish hakata, from Proto-Finnic hak'at'ak.
hake (Finnish): woodchips as mass, e.g. when used as fuel
Definitions
- woodchips as mass, e.g. when used as fuel
Ancestry of “hake”, step by step
hake traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish hakata
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hakata | to hit something repeatedly, as a nail with a... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | hak'at'ak | — |
via Finnish e
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | e | E note |