Where does “hakkeroiminen” come from?
hakkeroiminen (Finnish) comes from Finnish hakkeroida, from Finnish hakkeri, from English hacker, from English hack, from English hackysack, from English hackeysack, from English sack, from Middle English sak — sack; sackcloth; sackcloth vestment, penitential...
Ancestry of “hakkeroiminen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hakkeroida | to hack |
| 2 | Finnish | hakkeri | hacker, an advanced hobbyist of computer... |
| 3 | English | hacker | One who is expert at programming and solving... |
| 4 | English | hack | To chop or cut down in a rough manner; To cough... |
| 5 | English | hackysack | Alternative form of hackeysack |
| 6 | English | hackeysack | A non-competition sport in which a small sack, or... |
| 7 | English | sack | A bag; especially a large bag of strong, coarse... |
| 8 | Middle English | sak | bag, sackcloth |
| 9 | Old English | sacc | sack, bag |
| 10 | Old English | sæcc | battle, strife, fighting |
| 11 | Proto-West Germanic | sakku | sack, bag |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | sakkuz | sack, bag, purse |
| 13 | Latin | saccus | sack, bag; purse, wallet, moneybag; garment of... |
| 14 | Ancient Greek | σάκκος | sack; sackcloth; sackcloth vestment, penitential... |