Where does “tì” come from?

tì (Scottish Gaelic) comes from English tea, from Dutch thee, from Malay teh, from Malay putih, from Classical Malay putih, from Proto-Malayic putih, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)putiq — white.

tì (Scottish Gaelic): tea; purpose, intention

Definitions

  1. tea; purpose, intention

Ancestry of “tì”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishteaThe tea plant (Camellia sinensis); a variety of this plant
2Dutchtheetea
3Malaytehtea
4Malayputihwhite
5Classical Malayputihwhite
6Proto-Malayicputihwhite
7Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(ma-)putiqwhite
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)putiq →Every word from Proto-Malayic putih →Every word from Classical Malay putih →