Where does “teskei” come from?
teskei (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk 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.
teskei (Norwegian Nynorsk): teaspoon (small spoon)
Definitions
- teaspoon (small spoon)
Ancestry of “teskei”, step by step
teskei traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk te
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | te | tea; to behave |
| 2 | Dutch | thee | tea |
| 3 | Malay | teh | tea |
| 4 | Malay | putih | white |
| 5 | Classical Malay | putih | white |
| 6 | Proto-Malayic | putih | white |
| 7 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | (ma-)putiq | white |
via Norwegian Nynorsk skei
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | skei | a spoon; a spoonful |
| 2 | Old Norse | skeið | ship; sheath; reed, sley; reed, sley; warship;... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skaiþaną | to separate |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | skeyt- | to cut, part, separate; to cut, part, divide,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | skey- | to split, to dissect |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |