Where does “itiye” come from?

itiye (Zulu) comes from Afrikaans tee, from Dutch thee, from Malay teh, from Malay putih, from Classical Malay putih, from Proto-Malayic putih, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)putiq — white.

itiye (Zulu): tea

Definitions

  1. tea

Ancestry of “itiye”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaansteetea
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 →