Where does “*kyaja” come from?

*kyaja (Proto-Chatino) comes from Proto-Zapotecan *ketta, from Czech tah, from Dutch thee, from Malay teh, from Malay putih, from Classical Malay putih, from Proto-Malayic putih, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)putiq — white.

*kyaja (Proto-Chatino): tortilla

Definitions

  1. tortilla

Ancestry of “*kyaja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Zapotecan*ketta—
2Czechtahpull; move, step; stroke
3Dutchtheetea
4Malaytehtea
5Malayputihwhite
6Classical Malayputihwhite
7Proto-Malayicputihwhite
8Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(ma-)putiqwhite

Words derived from “*kyaja”

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