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
Ancestry of “tsk.”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Danish | teske | teaspoon; teaspoonful |
| 2 | Danish | te | tea; behave |
| 3 | Dutch | thee | tea |
| 4 | Malay | teh | tea |
| 5 | Malay | putih | white |
| 6 | Classical Malay | putih | white |
| 7 | Proto-Malayic | putih | — |
| 8 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | (ma-)putiq | white |