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

  1. Alternative spelling of teabag

Ancestry of “tea bag”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishteabagA cloth or paper sachet containing tea leaves or...
2EnglishTEATraining and employment agency; Acronym of...
3Dutchtheetea
4Malaytehtea
5Malayputihwhite
6Classical Malayputihwhite
7Proto-Malayicputihwhite
8Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(ma-)putiqwhite
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)putiq →Every word from Proto-Malayic putih →Every word from Classical Malay putih →