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 — pomace, residue.

jakku (Finnish): a jacket

Definitions

  1. a jacket

Ancestry of “jakku”, step by step

jakku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish jacka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishjackaa jacket, a doublet, a jerkin
2Middle Low Germanjacke—
3Frenchjaquejackfruit; gambison
4Portuguesejacajackfruit
5Malayalamചക്കjackfruit
6Tamilசக்கைpomace, residue

via Finnish Jaakob

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishJaakobJacob, James
2Ancient GreekἸακώβJacob
3HebrewיַעֲקֹבJacob
4Hebrewעָקֵבheel of the foot; heel

Words derived from “jakku”

Every word from Tamil சக்கை →Every word from Malayalam ചക്ക →Every word from Portuguese jaca →