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Where does “teske” come from?

teske (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.

teske (Danish): teaspoon; teaspoonful

Definitions

  1. teaspoon; teaspoonful

Ancestry of “teske”, step by step

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

Words derived from “teske”

  • tsk.
  • teskefuld
  • tsk
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