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Where does “haki” come from?

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

haki (Old Norse): hook, pick

Definitions

  1. hook, pick

Ancestry of “haki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichakôhook
2Proto-Indo-Europeankeg-peg; hook

Words derived from “haki”

  • blåhake
  • hake
  • hakakross
  • hak
  • haki
  • haki
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