Where does “jaque” come from?
jaque (French) comes from Portuguese jaca, from Malayalam ചക്ക, from Tamil சக்கை.
jaque (French): jackfruit; gambison
Ancestry of “jaque”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | jaca | jackfruit |
| 2 | Malayalam | ചക്ക | jackfruit |
| 3 | Tamil | சக்கை | — |