Where does “kattemad” come from?

kattemad (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.

kattemad (Danish): cat food

Definitions

  1. cat food

Ancestry of “kattemad”, step by step

kattemad traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish te

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

via Danish kat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishkatcat; khat
2Old Norsekǫttrcat
3Proto-Germanickattuzcat
4Latincattusa cat
5Latincattaa cat

via Danish mad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishmadfood; a slice of bread with something on top;...
2Old Norsematrfood
3Proto-Germanicmatizfood
4Proto-Germanicmōsąwet food, mush, porridge; food, victuals
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)putiq →Every word from Proto-Malayic putih →Every word from Classical Malay putih →