Where does “hoki” come from?

hoki (Iban) comes from English hockey, from French hoquet — hiccup.

hoki (Iban): hockey

Definitions

  1. hockey

Ancestry of “hoki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhockeyIce hockey, a game on ice in which two teams of...
2Frenchhoquethiccup
Every word from French hoquet →
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