Where does “hoki” come from?

hoki (Swahili) comes from English hockey, from French hoquet — hiccup.

hoki (Swahili): hockey, field hockey

Definitions

  1. hockey, field hockey

Ancestry of “hoki”, 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 →