Where does “kwet” come from?

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

kwet (Mauritian Creole): duvet, quilt

Definitions

  1. duvet, quilt

Ancestry of “kwet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcouetteduvet, quilt; pigtail, bunches; quillback
2French-ettefemale equivalent of -et
3Latin-itta—
4Hungarianiszikto drink
5Proto-Uralicjëxe-to drink; to flow?
Every word from Proto-Uralic jëxe- →Every word from French -ette →Every word from Hungarian iszik →