Where does “herbatoholik” come from?

herbatoholik (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.

herbatoholik (Polish): tea fanatic

Definitions

  1. tea fanatic

Ancestry of “herbatoholik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishherbatatea
2New Latinherba—
3Dutchtheetea
4Malaytehtea
5Malayputihwhite
6Classical Malayputihwhite
7Proto-Malayicputihwhite
8Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(ma-)putiqwhite

Words derived from “herbatoholik”

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