Where does “te” come from?

te (Maltese) comes from Italian tè, from French thé, from Dutch thee, from Malay teh, from Malay putih, from Classical Malay putih, from Proto-Malayic putih, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)putiq — white.

te (Maltese): tea

Definitions

  1. tea

Ancestry of “te”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiantètea
2Frenchthétea
3Dutchtheetea
4Malaytehtea
5Malayputihwhite
6Classical Malayputihwhite
7Proto-Malayicputihwhite
8Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(ma-)putiqwhite
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)putiq →Every word from Proto-Malayic putih →Every word from Classical Malay putih →