Where does “tsk.” come from?

tsk. (Danish) comes from Danish teske, 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.

tsk. (Danish): Abbreviation of teske

Definitions

  1. Abbreviation of teske

Ancestry of “tsk.”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishtesketeaspoon; teaspoonful
2Danishtetea; behave
3Dutchtheetea
4Malaytehtea
5Malayputihwhite
6Classical Malayputihwhite
7Proto-Malayicputihwhite
8Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(ma-)putiqwhite
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)putiq →Every word from Proto-Malayic putih →Every word from Classical Malay putih →