Where does “safarijakku” come from?

safarijakku (Finnish) comes from Finnish jakku, from Swedish jacka, from Middle Low German jacke, from French jaque, from Portuguese jaca, from Malayalam ചക്ക, from Tamil சக்கை — pomace, residue.

safarijakku (Finnish): safari jacket

Definitions

  1. safari jacket

Ancestry of “safarijakku”, step by step

safarijakku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish jakku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjakkua jacket
2Swedishjackaa jacket, a doublet, a jerkin
3Middle Low Germanjacke—
4Frenchjaquejackfruit; gambison
5Portuguesejacajackfruit
6Malayalamചക്കjackfruit
7Tamilசக்கைpomace, residue

via Finnish safari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsafarisafari
2Swahilisafarijourney, trip; a time or instance
3Arabicسَفَرjourney, travel; trip
4Arabicعَلِيّto be high, exalted; Ali; exalted, noble; to be...
Every word from Tamil சக்கை →Every word from Malayalam ചക്ക →Every word from Portuguese jaca →