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Where does “huligan” come from?

huligan (Serbo-Croatian) comes from English hooligan, from English Houlihan.

huligan (Serbo-Croatian): hooligan

Definitions

  1. hooligan

Ancestry of “huligan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhooliganA person that causes trouble or violence;...
2EnglishHoulihan—

Words derived from “huligan”

  • huliganski
  • huliganstvo
Every word from English Houlihan →