Where does “musette” come from?

musette (English) comes from French musette, from Middle French musette, from Old French musette, from Old French -ette, from Latin -itta, from Hungarian iszik, from Proto-Uralic jëxe- — to drink; to flow?.

musette (English): Any of various form of small bagpipe, especially...

Definitions

  1. Any of various form of small bagpipe, especially...

Ancestry of “musette”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmusettemusette; bagpipe; A small bag for provisions
2Middle Frenchmusette—
3Old Frenchmusette—
4Old French-etteAlternative form of -ete
5Latin-itta—
6Hungarianiszikto drink
7Proto-Uralicjëxe-to drink; to flow?
Every word from Proto-Uralic jëxe- →Every word from Old French -ette →Every word from Hungarian iszik →