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Where does “arbata” come from?

arbata (Lithuanian) comes from Polish herbata, from New Latin herba, from Dutch thee, from Malay teh, from Malay putih, from Classical Malay putih, from Proto-Malayic putih, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)putiq — white.

arbata (Lithuanian): tea

Definitions

  1. tea

Ancestry of “arbata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishherbatatea
2New Latinherba—
3Dutchtheetea
4Malaytehtea
5Malayputihwhite
6Classical Malayputihwhite
7Proto-Malayicputih—
8Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(ma-)putiqwhite
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