Compare French belette. Derivable from bèla (“pretty”) + -èta (diminutive ending).
belèta f (plural belètes) (ORB, broad)
- weasel
- belette in DicoFranPro: Dictionnaire Français/Francoprovençal – on dicofranpro.llm.umontreal.ca
- belèta in Lo trèsor Arpitan – on arpitan.eu