Where does “jacke” come from?
jacke (Middle Low German) comes from French jaque, from Portuguese jaca, from Malayalam ചക്ക, from Tamil சக்கை.
Ancestry of “jacke”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | jaque | jackfruit; gambison |
| 2 | Portuguese | jaca | jackfruit |
| 3 | Malayalam | ചക്ക | jackfruit |
| 4 | Tamil | சக்கை | — |
Words derived from “jacke”