Where does “te” come from?

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

te (Danish): tea; behave

Definitions

  1. tea; behave

Ancestry of “te”, step by step

te traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch thee

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

via Old Norse tjá

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsetjá—
2Proto-Germanictīhanąto show, point out; to blame, accuse
3Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out

Words derived from “te”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)putiq →Every word from Proto-Malayic putih →Every word from Classical Malay putih →