Where does “te” come from?

te (Faroese) comes from Min Nan 茶, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-la — leaf; tea; flat object.

te (Faroese): The name of the Latin-script letter T; tea

Definitions

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter T; tea

Ancestry of “te”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Min Nan茶tea
2Proto-Sino-Tibetans-laleaf; tea; flat object

Words derived from “te”

Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-la →Every word from Min Nan 茶 →