Where does “frakkitakki” come from?

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

frakkitakki (Finnish): A dress coat

Definitions

  1. A dress coat

Ancestry of “frakkitakki”, step by step

frakkitakki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish frakki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishfrakkia black evening tailcoat or dress coat and a pair...
2Swedishfracka tailcoat
3GermanFracktailcoat
4EnglishfrockA dress, a piece of clothing for a female, which...
5Middle Englishfrok
6Old Frenchfrocfrock
7Frankishhrokkrobe, tunic
8Proto-GermanichrukkazAlternative form of *rukkaz; robe, jacket, skirt,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanrug(')-upper clothes, shirt

via Finnish täkki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtäkkiquilt US; duvet, continental quilt UK; doona Australia
2Old Swedishstakker
3Old Norsestafkarlpoor beggar
4Old NorseKarlman
5Proto-Norseᚲᚨᚱᛁᛚᚨᛉ
6Proto-Germanickarilazfree man, franklin; little man, young man
7Proto-Germanickaraz
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature
Every word from Proto-Indo-European rug(')-Every word from Proto-Germanic hrukkazEvery word from Frankish hrokk