Where does “teáskanál” come from?
teáskanál (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian teás, 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.
teáskanál (Hungarian): teaspoon
Definitions
- teaspoon
Ancestry of “teáskanál”, step by step
teáskanál traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian teás
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | teás | tea-; tea person/drinker |
| 2 | Hungarian | tea | tea |
| 3 | Dutch | thee | tea |
| 4 | Malay | teh | tea |
| 5 | Malay | putih | white |
| 6 | Classical Malay | putih | white |
| 7 | Proto-Malayic | putih | white |
| 8 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | (ma-)putiq | white |
via Hungarian kanál
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | kanál | spoon |