Where does “Tee” come from?
Tee (German) comes from Min Nan 茶, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-la — leaf; tea; flat object.
Tee (German): tea; tee
Ancestry of “Tee”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Min Nan | 茶 | tea |
| 2 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | s-la | leaf; tea; flat object |