Where does “tēj” come from?

tēj (Livonian) comes from Latvian tēja, from Dutch thee, from Malay teh, from Malay putih, from Classical Malay putih, from Proto-Malayic putih, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)putiq — white.

tēj (Livonian): tea

Definitions

  1. tea

Ancestry of “tēj”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviantējatea plant; tea leaves; tea
2Dutchtheetea
3Malaytehtea
4Malayputihwhite
5Classical Malayputihwhite
6Proto-Malayicputihwhite
7Proto-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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