Where does “jacka” come from?

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

jacka (Swedish): a jacket, a doublet, a jerkin

Definitions

  1. a jacket, a doublet, a jerkin

Ancestry of “jacka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanjacke—
2Frenchjaquejackfruit; gambison
3Portuguesejacajackfruit
4Malayalamചക്കjackfruit
5Tamilசக்கைpomace, residue

Words derived from “jacka”

Every word from Tamil சக்கை →Every word from Malayalam ചക്ക →Every word from Portuguese jaca →