Where does “llwy de” come from?

llwy de (Welsh) comes from Welsh te, 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.

llwy de (Welsh): teaspoon

Definitions

  1. teaspoon

Ancestry of “llwy de”, step by step

llwy de traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh te

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshtetea
2EnglishTEATraining and employment agency; Acronym of...
3Dutchtheetea
4Malaytehtea
5Malayputihwhite
6Classical Malayputihwhite
7Proto-Malayicputihwhite
8Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(ma-)putiqwhite

via Welsh llwy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshllwyspoon
2Proto-Brythoniclluɨɣspoon, scoop, ladle, trowel
3Proto-Celtic*leigāspoon
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵʰ-to lick
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