Where does “teacoj” come from?

teacoj (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto teo, from Italian tè, from French thé, from Dutch thee, from Malay teh, from Malay putih, from Classical Malay putih, from Proto-Malayic putih — white.

teacoj (Esperanto): Collectively, all plants of the family Theaceae

Definitions

  1. Collectively, all plants of the family Theaceae

Ancestry of “teacoj”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoteotea
2Italiantètea
3Frenchthétea
4Dutchtheetea
5Malaytehtea
6Malayputihwhite
7Classical Malayputihwhite
8Proto-Malayicputihwhite
9Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(ma-)putiqwhite
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