Where does “bavet” come from?

bavet (Volapük) comes from French bavette, from French -ette, from Latin -itta, from Hungarian iszik, from Proto-Uralic jëxe- — to drink; to flow?.

bavet (Volapük): bib; apron; pinafore

Definitions

  1. bib; apron; pinafore

Ancestry of “bavet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbavettebib; bavette
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 →