Where does “teak” come from?
Teak comes from Portuguese teca, derived from Malayalam തേക്കു്, a word for the tropical hardwood tree.
teak (English): An extremely durable timber highly valued for...
Definitions
- An extremely durable timber highly valued for...
Ancestry of “teak”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | teca | teak |
| 2 | Latin | thēca | a case, envelope, sheath |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | θήκη | box, chest; grave, tomb; sword sheath |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τίθημι | I put, place, set; I make, cause to be; I make |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |
Words derived from “teak”