Where does “pinsetit” come from?

pinsetit (Finnish) comes from Swedish pincett, from French pincette, from French -ette, from Latin -itta, from Hungarian iszik, from Proto-Uralic jëxe- — to drink; to flow?.

pinsetit (Finnish): tweezers

Definitions

  1. tweezers

Ancestry of “pinsetit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishpincetta pair of tweezers
2Frenchpincettetongs; tweezers
3French-ettefemale equivalent of -et
4Latin-itta—
5Hungarianiszikto drink
6Proto-Uralicjëxe-to drink; to flow?

Words derived from “pinsetit”

Every word from Proto-Uralic jëxe- →Every word from French -ette →Every word from Hungarian iszik →