Where does “teáskanna” come from?

teáskanna (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.

teáskanna (Hungarian): teapot

Definitions

  1. teapot

Ancestry of “teáskanna”, step by step

teáskanna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian teás

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianteástea-; tea person/drinker
2Hungarianteatea
3Dutchtheetea
4Malaytehtea
5Malayputihwhite
6Classical Malayputihwhite
7Proto-Malayicputihwhite
8Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(ma-)putiqwhite

via Hungarian kanna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankannacan, pot, kettle, jug
2Germankannejug, pitcher, pot, can
3LatincannaA reed, cane; Anything made of reed or cane;...
4Ancient Greekκάνναgiant reed; reed mat
5Akkadian𒄀reed; a certain unit of length
6Sumerian𒄀reed; a certain unit of length

Words derived from “teáskanna

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)putiqEvery word from Proto-Malayic putihEvery word from Classical Malay putih
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