Where does “τεϊομαντεία” come from?

τεϊομαντεία (Greek) comes from Greek τέιο, from French thé, from Dutch thee, from Malay teh, from Malay putih, from Classical Malay putih, from Proto-Malayic putih, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)putiq — white.

τεϊομαντεία (Greek): tea tasseography, tea tasseomancy, tea reading

Definitions

  1. tea tasseography, tea tasseomancy, tea reading

Ancestry of “τεϊομαντεία”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekτέιοtea
2Frenchthétea
3Dutchtheetea
4Malaytehtea
5Malayputihwhite
6Classical Malayputihwhite
7Proto-Malayicputihwhite
8Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(ma-)putiqwhite
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)putiqEvery word from Proto-Malayic putihEvery word from Classical Malay putih