Where does “jaketi” come from?

jaketi (Swahili) comes from English jacket, from Middle French jacquet, from Old French jaque, from Arabic شَكّ — doubt, suspicion.

jaketi (Swahili): jacket

Definitions

  1. jacket

Ancestry of “jaketi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishjacketA piece of clothing worn on the upper body...
2Middle Frenchjacquet—
3Old Frenchjaquea gambison; a type of tight-fitting shirt
4Arabicشَكّdoubt, suspicion
Every word from Arabic شَكّ →Every word from Old French jaque →Every word from Middle French jacquet →