Where does “paljetti” come from?

paljetti (Finnish) comes from French paillette, from French -ette, from Latin -itta, from Hungarian iszik, from Proto-Uralic jëxe- — to drink; to flow?.

paljetti (Finnish): sequin sparkling spangle used for the decoration of ornate clothing

Definitions

  1. sequin sparkling spangle used for the decoration of ornate clothing

Ancestry of “paljetti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpaillettesequin
2French-ettefemale equivalent of -et
3Latin-itta—
4Hungarianiszikto drink
5Proto-Uralicjëxe-to drink; to flow?
Every word from Proto-Uralic jëxe- →Every word from French -ette →Every word from Hungarian iszik →