Where does “Theaceae” come from?

Theaceae (Translingual) comes from Translingual Thea, from Dutch thee, from Malay teh, from Malay putih, from Classical Malay putih, from Proto-Malayic putih, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)putiq — white.

Theaceae (Translingual): family

Definitions

  1. family

Ancestry of “Theaceae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualTheaformer tea plant genus; "Camellia"; former genus...
2Dutchtheetea
3Malaytehtea
4Malayputihwhite
5Classical Malayputihwhite
6Proto-Malayicputihwhite
7Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(ma-)putiqwhite

Words derived from “Theaceae”

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