Where does “balayette” come from?

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

balayette (French): small broom or brush (used for sweeping), whisk

Definitions

  1. small broom or brush (used for sweeping), whisk

Ancestry of “balayette”, step by step

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