Where does “allumette” come from?

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

allumette (French): match

Definitions

  1. match

Ancestry of “allumette”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1French-ettefemale equivalent of -et
2Latin-itta—
3Hungarianiszikto drink
4Proto-Uralicjëxe-to drink; to flow?

Words derived from “allumette”

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