Possibly from Sanskrit हकार (hakāra). By surface analysis, translingual හ (ha, “the letter”) + kāra (“letter or sound”) etc.
hakāra m
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | hakāro | hakārā |
| Accusative (second) | hakāraṃ | hakāre |
| Instrumental (third) | hakārena | hakārehi or hakārebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | hakārassa or hakārāya or hakāratthaṃ | hakārānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | hakārasmā or hakāramhā or hakārā | hakārehi or hakārebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | hakārassa | hakārānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | hakārasmiṃ or hakāramhi or hakāre | hakāresu |
| Vocative (calling) | hakāra | hakārā |