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Where does “frakki” come from?

frakki (Finnish) comes from Swedish frack, from German Frack, from English frock, from Middle English frok, from Old French froc, from Frankish hrokk, from Proto-Germanic hrukkaz, from Proto-Indo-European rug(')- — upper clothes, shirt.

frakki (Finnish): a black evening tailcoat or dress coat and a pair...

Definitions

  1. a black evening tailcoat or dress coat and a pair...

Ancestry of “frakki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfrack—
2GermanFracktailcoat
3EnglishfrockA dress, a piece of clothing for a female, which...
4Middle Englishfrok—
5Old Frenchfrocfrock
6Frankishhrokkrobe, tunic
7Proto-GermanichrukkazAlternative form of *rukkaz; robe, jacket, skirt,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanrug(')-upper clothes, shirt

Words derived from “frakki”

  • frakkipaita
  • frakkiliivi
  • frakkihousut
  • frakkitakki
  • frakkipukuinen
  • frakkipuku
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