Where does “jakku” come from?
jakku (Finnish) comes from Swedish jacka, from Middle Low German jacke, from French jaque, from Portuguese jaca, from Malayalam ചക്ക, from Tamil சக்கை.
jakku (Finnish): a jacket
Ancestry of “jakku”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | jacka | a jacket, a doublet, a jerkin |
| 2 | Middle Low German | jacke | — |
| 3 | French | jaque | jackfruit; gambison |
| 4 | Portuguese | jaca | jackfruit |
| 5 | Malayalam | ചക്ക | jackfruit |
| 6 | Tamil | சக்கை | — |
Words derived from “jakku”