Where does “Iveta” come from?
Iveta (Czech) comes from French Yvette, from French -ette, from Latin -itta, from Hungarian iszik, from Proto-Uralic jëxe- — to drink; to flow?.
Ancestry of “Iveta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | Yvette | Yvette |
| 2 | French | -ette | female equivalent of -et |
| 3 | Latin | -itta | — |
| 4 | Hungarian | iszik | to drink |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | jëxe- | to drink; to flow? |