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Where does “teák” come from?

teák (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian tea, from Dutch thee, from Malay teh, from Malay putih, from Classical Malay putih, from Proto-Malayic putih, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)putiq — white.

teák (Hungarian): nominative plural of tea

Definitions

  1. nominative plural of tea

Ancestry of “teák”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianteatea
2Dutchtheetea
3Malaytehtea
4Malayputihwhite
5Classical Malayputihwhite
6Proto-Malayicputih—
7Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(ma-)putiqwhite
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