Where does “티백” come from?

티백 (Korean) 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.

티백 (Korean): teabag

Definitions

  1. teabag

Ancestry of “티백”, 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
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