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Where does “жокейский” come from?

жокейский (Russian) comes from Russian жоке́й, from English Jockey, from English Jock, from English Jack, from Middle English jakke, from Anglo-Norman jacke, from Middle French jaque, from Middle French jacques — heel of the foot; heel.

жокейский (Russian): jockey

Definitions

  1. jockey

Ancestry of “жокейский”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianжоке́йjockey
2EnglishJockey—
3EnglishJockA Scot
4EnglishJackA placeholder or conventional name for any man,...
5Middle Englishjakke—
6Anglo-Normanjacke—
7Middle Frenchjaque—
8Middle Frenchjacques—
9Frenchjacquesplural of jacque; a stupid person; a jemmy or...
10LatinIacobusJacob; James; Saint James
11Ancient GreekἸάκωβος—
12Ancient GreekἸακώβ—
13HebrewיַעֲקֹבJacob
14Hebrewעָקֵבheel of the foot; heel
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