Where does “ティーバッグ” come from?

ティーバッグ (Japanese) comes from English teabag, 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.

ティーバッグ (Japanese): a tea bag

Definitions

  1. a tea bag

Ancestry of “ティーバッグ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishteabagA cloth or paper sachet containing tea leaves or...
2EnglishTEATraining and employment agency; Acronym of...
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 →