Where does “galtzetin” come from?
galtzetin (Basque) comes from Spanish calcetín, from Spanish calceta, from Spanish -eta, from French -ette, from Latin -itta, from Hungarian iszik, from Proto-Uralic jëxe- — to drink; to flow?.
galtzetin (Basque): sock
Ancestry of “galtzetin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | calcetín | sock |
| 2 | Spanish | calceta | stocking |
| 3 | Spanish | -eta | feminine singular of -ete; diminutive suffix |
| 4 | French | -ette | female equivalent of -et |
| 5 | Latin | -itta | — |
| 6 | Hungarian | iszik | to drink |
| 7 | Proto-Uralic | jëxe- | to drink; to flow? |