Where does “teh” come from?

teh (Indonesian) comes from Malay teh, from Malay putih, from Classical Malay putih, from Proto-Malayic putih, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)putiq — white.

teh (Indonesian): tea

Definitions

  1. tea

Ancestry of “teh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaytehtea
2Malayputihwhite
3Classical Malayputihwhite
4Proto-Malayicputihwhite
5Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(ma-)putiqwhite

Words derived from “teh”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)putiq →Every word from Proto-Malayic putih →Every word from Classical Malay putih →