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

  1. Training and employment agency; Acronym of...

Ancestry of “TEA”, step by step

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

Words derived from “TEA”

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