Where does “regnjacka” come from?

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

regnjacka (Swedish): a raincoat

Definitions

  1. a raincoat

Ancestry of “regnjacka”, step by step

regnjacka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish jacka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishjackaa jacket, a doublet, a jerkin
2Middle Low Germanjacke—
3Frenchjaquejackfruit; gambison
4Portuguesejacajackfruit
5Malayalamചക്കjackfruit
6Tamilசக்கைpomace, residue

via Swedish regn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishregnrain
2Old Swedishræghn—
3Old Norseregnrain
4Proto-Germanicregnąrain
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreǵ-to flow
Every word from Tamil சக்கை →Every word from Malayalam ചക്ക →Every word from Portuguese jaca →