Where does “taebhosca” come from?

taebhosca (Irish) comes from Irish tae, from English 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.

taebhosca (Irish): tea-caddy

Definitions

  1. tea-caddy

Ancestry of “taebhosca”, step by step

taebhosca traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish tae

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishtaetea
2EnglishTEATraining and employment agency; Acronym of...
3Dutchtheetea
4Malaytehtea
5Malayputihwhite
6Classical Malayputihwhite
7Proto-Malayicputihwhite
8Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(ma-)putiqwhite

via Irish bosca

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishboscabox, boxwood; box
2Middle EnglishboxA cylindrical jar; A case, container or strongbox
3Old Englishboxbox; box tree
4Proto-West Germanic*buhsābox, casket
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)putiq →Every word from Proto-Malayic putih →Every word from Classical Malay putih →