Where does “arbatpinigiai” come from?

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

arbatpinigiai (Lithuanian): tip small amount of money left for a waiter as a token of appreciation

Definitions

  1. tip small amount of money left for a waiter as a token of appreciation

Ancestry of “arbatpinigiai”, step by step

arbatpinigiai traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lithuanian arbata

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianarbatatea
2Polishherbatatea
3New Latinherba
4Dutchtheetea
5Malaytehtea
6Malayputihwhite
7Classical Malayputihwhite
8Proto-Malayicputihwhite
9Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(ma-)putiqwhite

via Lithuanian pìnigas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianpìnigascoin
2Proto-Germanicpanningaza coin, penny
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)putiqEvery word from Proto-Malayic putihEvery word from Classical Malay putih
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