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Where does “haki” come from?

haki (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse haki, from Proto-Germanic hakô, from Proto-Indo-European keg- — peg; hook.

haki (Icelandic): pick; hook; first-person singular active present...

Definitions

  1. pick; hook; first-person singular active present...

Ancestry of “haki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehakihook, pick
2Proto-Germanichakôhook
3Proto-Indo-Europeankeg-peg; hook

Words derived from “haki”

  • hakakross
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