'hawk-like' originates from the English word 'hawk,' combined with the suffix '-like,' which means 'resembling or similar to.'

'hawk' from Old English 'hafoc,' and '-like' from Old English 'lic,' meaning 'body' or 'form,' eventually became the modern English word 'hawk-like.'

Initially, it meant 'resembling a hawk in form or appearance,' and this meaning has largely remained the same in modern usage.