Where does “хокеј” come from?
хокеј (Serbo-Croatian) comes from English hockey, from French hoquet — hiccup.
хокеј (Serbo-Croatian): hockey
Ancestry of “хокеј”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | hockey | Ice hockey, a game on ice in which two teams of... |
| 2 | French | hoquet | hiccup |