Where does “taespúnóg” come from?
taespúnóg (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.
taespúnóg (Irish): tea-spoon
Definitions
- tea-spoon
Ancestry of “taespúnóg”, step by step
taespúnóg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Irish tae
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | tae | tea |
| 2 | English | TEA | Training and employment agency; Acronym of... |
| 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 Irish spúnóg
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | spúnóg | spoon; spoonful |
| 2 | Irish | -óg | used to form diminutives of nouns, or substantive... |
| 3 | Old Irish | -óc | Diminutive suffix |
| 4 | Proto-Brythonic | -ọg | Forms nouns/adjectives from other nouns and... |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | -ākos | Forms adjectives from nouns and adjectives with... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂ḱos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -kos | Creates deadjectival and desubstantival... |