Where does “tea bag” come from?
tea bag (English) comes from English teabag, from English TEA, 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 bag (English): Alternative spelling of teabag
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of teabag
Ancestry of “tea bag”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | teabag | A cloth or paper sachet containing tea leaves or... |
| 2 | English | TEA | Training and employment agency; Acronym of... |
| 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 |
Words derived from “tea bag”