Where does “bouffette” come from?

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

bouffette (French): tuft

Definitions

  1. tuft

Ancestry of “bouffette”, 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 →
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