Where does “haaki” come from?

haaki (Inuktitut) comes from English hockey, from French hoquet — hiccup.

haaki (Inuktitut): ice hockey; hockey

Definitions

  1. ice hockey; hockey

Ancestry of “haaki”, step by step

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