Where does “hakis” come from?
hakis (Malay) comes from Malay habis — to finish, to complete.
hakis (Malay): to erode
Definitions
- to erode
Ancestry of “hakis”, step by step
hakis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Malay habis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | habis | to finish, to complete |
via Malay kikis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | kikis | scraping down (asperities off wood, barnacles off a ship’s bottom, fleecing; not of fine work like sandpapering, but of scratching a sore or holding a knife at right angles to a wooden surface and scraping |