Where does “tepotte” come from?

tepotte (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.

tepotte (Danish): teapot

Definitions

  1. teapot

Ancestry of “tepotte”, step by step

tepotte 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 potte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishpottepot
2Old Norsepottrpot, tub, basin
3Middle Low Germanpot—
4Proto-Germanicputtazpot, jar, tub
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbudn-a kind of vessel; type of vessel; a type of...
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)putiq →Every word from Proto-Malayic putih →Every word from Classical Malay putih →