Where does “jacke” come from?

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

Ancestry of “jacke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchjaquejackfruit; gambison
2Portuguesejacajackfruit
3Malayalamചക്കjackfruit
4Tamilசக்கைpomace, residue

Words derived from “jacke

Every word from Tamil சக்கைEvery word from Malayalam ചക്കEvery word from Portuguese jaca
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