Where does “hoki” come from?
hoki (Finnish) comes from English hockey, from French hoquet — hiccup.
hoki (Finnish): Third-person singular indicative past form of...
Definitions
- Third-person singular indicative past form of...
Ancestry of “hoki”, step by step
hoki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hockey
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hockey | Ice hockey, a game on ice in which two teams of... |
| 2 | French | hoquet | hiccup |
via Maori hoki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maori | hoki | blue grenadier |