Where does “teaház” come from?
teaház (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.
teaház (Hungarian): teahouse, tearoom
Definitions
- teahouse, tearoom
Ancestry of “teaház”, step by step
teaház traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian tea
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | tea | tea |
| 2 | Dutch | thee | tea |
| 3 | Malay | teh | tea |
| 4 | Malay | putih | white |
| 5 | Classical Malay | putih | white |
| 6 | Proto-Malayic | putih | white |
| 7 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | (ma-)putiq | white |
via Hungarian ház
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | ház | house, building; home; the residents of a house... |