Where does “TEA” come from?

TEA (English) 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.

TEA (English): Training and employment agency; Acronym of...

Definitions

Training and employment agency; Acronym of...

Ancestry of “TEA”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Dutch	thee	tea
2	Malay	teh	tea
3	Malay	putih	white
4	Classical Malay	putih	white
5	Proto-Malayic	putih	—
6	Proto-Malayo-Polynesian	(ma-)putiq	white

Words derived from “TEA”

TEA-TEB

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