Where does “te” come from?

te (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes 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 (Norwegian Nynorsk): tea; to behave

Definitions

  1. tea; to behave

Ancestry of “te”, step by step

te traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch thee

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtheetea
2Malaytehtea
3Malayputihwhite
4Classical Malayputihwhite
5Proto-Malayicputihwhite
6Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(ma-)putiqwhite

via Old Norse til

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsetilto, towards
2Proto-Germanictilto, towards; to, toward
3Proto-Germanictiląplanned point in time
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂y-to share, divide
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide

via Norwegian Nynorsk pose

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskposea bag or sack
2Old Norseposipurse, bag; bag, purse
3Proto-Germanicpusôbag, sack, scrip

Words derived from “te”

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