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Where does “theeventer” come from?

theeventer (Dutch) comes from Dutch thee, from Malay teh, from Malay putih, from Classical Malay putih, from Proto-Malayic putih, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)putiq — white.

theeventer (Dutch): tea vendor

Definitions

  1. tea vendor

Ancestry of “theeventer”, step by step

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