Where does “tepose” come from?

tepose (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.

tepose (Danish): teabag

Definitions

  1. teabag

Ancestry of “tepose”, step by step

tepose 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 pose

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishposebag
2Old Norseposipurse, bag; bag, purse
3Proto-Germanicpusôbag, sack, scrip
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)putiq →Every word from Proto-Malayic putih →Every word from Classical Malay putih →