Where does “teh tarik” come from?

teh tarik (English) comes from Malay teh tarik, from Malay teh, from Malay putih, from Classical Malay putih, from Proto-Malayic putih, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)putiq — white.

teh tarik (English): An Indian-style hot drink made from black tea...

Definitions

  1. An Indian-style hot drink made from black tea...

Ancestry of “teh tarik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayteh tarikteh tarik
2Malaytehtea
3Malayputihwhite
4Classical Malayputihwhite
5Proto-Malayicputihwhite
6Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(ma-)putiqwhite
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)putiq →Every word from Proto-Malayic putih →Every word from Classical Malay putih →