Where does “ఎక్కుట” come from?

ఎక్కుట (Telugu) comes from Telugu ట, 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.

ఎక్కుట (Telugu): climbing; verbal noun of ఎక్కు

Definitions

  1. climbing; verbal noun of ఎక్కు

Ancestry of “ఎక్కుట”, step by step

ఎక్కుట traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu ట

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

via Telugu ఎక్కు

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguఎక్కుto climb
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)putiq →Every word from Proto-Malayic putih →Every word from Classical Malay putih →