Where does “curgete” come from?

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

curgete (Portuguese): courgette, zucchini

Definitions

  1. courgette, zucchini

Ancestry of “curgete”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcourgettecourgette (UK), zucchini (Australia, Canada, US)
2French-ettefemale equivalent of -et
3Latin-itta—
4Hungarianiszikto drink
5Proto-Uralicjëxe-to drink; to flow?
Every word from Proto-Uralic jëxe- →