Where does “iste” come from?

iste (Danish) comes from Danish te, from Dutch thee, from Malay teh, from Malay putih, from Classical Malay putih, from Proto-Malayic putih, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)putiq — white.

iste (Danish): iced tea

Definitions

  1. iced tea

Ancestry of “iste”, step by step

iste traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish te

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishtetea; behave
2Dutchtheetea
3Malaytehtea
4Malayputihwhite
5Classical Malayputihwhite
6Proto-Malayicputihwhite
7Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(ma-)putiqwhite

via Danish is

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishisice; ice, ice cream
2Old Norseíssice
3Proto-Germanicīsąice
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eyH-ice, frost
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)putiq →Every word from Proto-Malayic putih →Every word from Classical Malay putih →