Where does “herbata” come from?

herbata (Polish) comes from New Latin herba, from Dutch thee, from Malay teh, from Malay putih, from Classical Malay putih, from Proto-Malayic putih, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)putiq — white.

herbata (Polish): tea

Definitions

  1. tea

Ancestry of “herbata”, step by step

herbata traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via New Latin herba

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latinherba—
2Dutchtheetea
3Malaytehtea
4Malayputihwhite
5Classical Malayputihwhite
6Proto-Malayicputihwhite
7Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(ma-)putiqwhite

via Latin herba thea

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinherba thea—

Words derived from “herbata”

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