Where does “shako” come from?

shako (English) comes from French shako, from Hungarian csákó, from Hungarian csákós süveg — peaked cap.

shako (English): A stiff, cylindrical military dress hat with a...

Definitions

  1. A stiff, cylindrical military dress hat with a...

Ancestry of “shako”, step by step

shako traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French shako

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchshakoshako hat
2Hungariancsákóshako; guy
3Hungariancsákós süvegpeaked cap

via Japanese 蝦蛄

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese蝦蛄Japanese mantis shrimp, Oratosquilla oratoria
Every word from Hungarian csákós süveg →Every word from Hungarian csákó →Every word from French shako →