Where does “herbatnik” come from?

herbatnik (Polish) comes from Polish herbata, 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.

herbatnik (Polish): biscuit, cookie, shortbread

Definitions

  1. biscuit, cookie, shortbread

Ancestry of “herbatnik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishherbatatea
2New Latinherba—
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 →