Where does “tecoteca” come from?

tecoteca (Italian) comes from Italian tè, from French thé, from Dutch thee, from Malay teh, from Malay putih, from Classical Malay putih, from Proto-Malayic putih, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)putiq — white.

tecoteca (Italian): tea house

Definitions

  1. tea house

Ancestry of “tecoteca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiantètea
2Frenchthétea
3Dutchtheetea
4Malaytehtea
5Malayputihwhite
6Classical Malayputihwhite
7Proto-Malayicputihwhite
8Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(ma-)putiqwhite
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)putiq →Every word from Proto-Malayic putih →Every word from Classical Malay putih →
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