Where does “teh tarik” come from?

teh tarik (Malay) comes from Malay teh, from Malay putih, from Classical Malay putih, from Proto-Malayic putih, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)putiq — white.

teh tarik (Malay): teh tarik

Definitions

  1. teh tarik

Ancestry of “teh tarik”, step by step

teh tarik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay teh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaytehtea
2Malayputihwhite
3Classical Malayputihwhite
4Proto-Malayicputihwhite
5Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(ma-)putiqwhite

via Malay tarik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaytarikto pull

Words derived from “teh tarik”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)putiq →Every word from Proto-Malayic putih →Every word from Classical Malay putih →