Where does “paljett” come from?

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

paljett (Swedish): sequin decoration

Definitions

  1. sequin decoration

Ancestry of “paljett”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpaillettesequin
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 -etteEvery word from Hungarian iszik
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