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.
jacka (Swedish): a jacket, a doublet, a jerkin
Definitions
- a jacket, a doublet, a jerkin
Ancestry of “jacka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Low German | jacke | — |
| 2 | French | jaque | jackfruit; gambison |
| 3 | Portuguese | jaca | jackfruit |
| 4 | Malayalam | ചക്ക | jackfruit |
| 5 | Tamil | சக்கை | — |
Words derived from “jacka”