Where does “tiitorfik” come from?

tiitorfik (Greenlandic) comes from Greenlandic tii, from Danish te, from Dutch thee, from Malay teh, from Malay putih, from Classical Malay putih, from Proto-Malayic putih, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)putiq — white.

tiitorfik (Greenlandic): teacup

Definitions

  1. teacup

Ancestry of “tiitorfik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greenlandictiitea
2Danishtetea; behave
3Dutchtheetea
4Malaytehtea
5Malayputihwhite
6Classical Malayputihwhite
7Proto-Malayicputihwhite
8Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(ma-)putiqwhite
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)putiq →Every word from Proto-Malayic putih →Every word from Classical Malay putih →