Where does “വയലറ്റ്” come from?

വയലറ്റ് (Malayalam) comes from English violet, from French Violette, from Old French violette, from Old French -ette, from Latin -itta, from Hungarian iszik, from Proto-Uralic jëxe- — to drink; to flow?.

വയലറ്റ് (Malayalam): violet

Definitions

  1. violet

Ancestry of “വയലറ്റ്”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvioletA plant or flower of the genus "Viola",...
2FrenchVioletteviolet plant
3Old Frenchvioletteviolet
4Old French-etteAlternative form of -ete
5Latin-itta—
6Hungarianiszikto drink
7Proto-Uralicjëxe-to drink; to flow?
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