Where does “benitra” come from?

benitra (Malagasy) comes from English bayonet, from French baïonnette, from French -ette, from Latin -itta, from Hungarian iszik, from Proto-Uralic jëxe- — to drink; to flow?.

benitra (Malagasy): bayonet

Definitions

  1. bayonet

Ancestry of “benitra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbayonetA pointed instrument of the dagger kind fitted on...
2Frenchbaïonnettebayonet
3French-ettefemale equivalent of -et
4Latin-itta—
5Hungarianiszikto drink
6Proto-Uralicjëxe-to drink; to flow?
Every word from Proto-Uralic jëxe- →Every word from French -ette →Every word from Hungarian iszik →