Where does “jakkipuu” come from?

jakkipuu (Finnish) comes from Finnish jakki, from English Jack, from Middle English jakke, from Anglo-Norman jacke, from Middle French jaque, from Middle French jacques, from French jacques, from Latin Iacobus — heel of the foot; heel.

jakkipuu (Finnish): jackfruit tree

Definitions

  1. jackfruit tree

Ancestry of “jakkipuu”, step by step

jakkipuu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish jakki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjakkiyak; jack
2EnglishJackA placeholder or conventional name for any man,...
3Middle EnglishjakkeA padded coat, especially as light armour
4Anglo-Normanjacke
5Middle Frenchjaque
6Middle Frenchjacques
7Frenchjacquesplural of jacque; a stupid person; a jemmy or...
8LatinIacobusJacob; James; Saint James
9Ancient GreekἸάκωβος
10Ancient GreekἸακώβJacob
11HebrewיַעֲקֹבJacob
12Hebrewעָקֵבheel of the foot; heel

via Finnish puu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuutree; wood
2Proto-Finnicpuutree
3Proto-Uralicpuwetree, wood
Every word from Hebrew עָקֵבEvery word from Hebrew יַעֲקֹבEvery word from Ancient Greek Ἰακώβ