Where does “tyija” come from?

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

tyija (Tataltepec Chatino): tortilla

Definitions

  1. tortilla

Ancestry of “tyija”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Chatino*kyajatortilla
2Proto-Zapotecan*ketta—
3Czechtahpull; move, step; stroke
4Dutchtheetea
5Malaytehtea
6Malayputihwhite
7Classical Malayputihwhite
8Proto-Malayicputihwhite
9Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(ma-)putiqwhite
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)putiq →Every word from Proto-Malayic putih →Every word from Classical Malay putih →