Where does “tekanne” come from?

tekanne (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål te, from Dutch thee, from Malay teh, from Malay putih, from Classical Malay putih, from Proto-Malayic putih, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)putiq — white.

tekanne (Norwegian Bokmål): a teapot

Definitions

  1. a teapot

Ancestry of “tekanne”, step by step

tekanne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål te

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåltetea; to behave
2Dutchtheetea
3Malaytehtea
4Malayputihwhite
5Classical Malayputihwhite
6Proto-Malayicputihwhite
7Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(ma-)putiqwhite

via Norwegian Bokmål kanne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålkannea can; a pot
2Old Norsekannaa can, tankard
3Proto-Germanickannǭa tankard, mug, cup, can; a jug, pitcher, pot
4Proto-Indo-Europeangandʰ-vessel, tub; a vessel; container, vessel
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)putiq →Every word from Proto-Malayic putih →Every word from Classical Malay putih →