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Stage 1 of 4
te
Min Chinese (Amoy) · 1600s
"tea"
the pronunciation used in the Fujian coastal dialect of Chinese traders
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Stage 2 of 4
teh
Malay · 1600s
"tea"
picked up by Dutch traders at Southeast Asian ports
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Stage 3 of 4
thee
Dutch · 1600s
"tea"
spread across Europe through Dutch East India Company trade
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Stage 4 of 4
tea
English · 1650s
"the tea drink"
adopted from Dutch traders rather than overland Mandarin "cha" routes
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