Etymology

Harki

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Today it means: An Algerian Muslim who fought with the French during Algeria’s war of independence from 1954-1962; loosely, an Algerian Muslim who supported the French presence in Algeria. Full definition →

French Harki ← Algerian Arabic حركي
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The story

  1. Algerian Arabic · derived fromحركي
  2. French · borrowed fromHarki
  3. English todayHarki

Borrowed from French Harki, from Algerian Arabic حركي (ḥarkī), from حركة (ḥarka, “military operation”) (standard Arabic حركة (ḥaraka, “movement”)).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.