Where does “కనుమూయుట” come from?

కనుమూయుట (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.

కనుమూయుట (Telugu): closing the eye; verbal noun of కనుమూయు

Definitions

  1. closing the eye; verbal noun of కనుమూయు

Ancestry of “కనుమూయుట”, step by step

కనుమూయుట 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 కనుమూయు

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguకనుమూయుto close the eye; To deceive
2Teluguమూయుto shut, close, cover
3Old Irishmuccpig, sow
4Persianموشmouse; rat
5Middle Persianmwšk'musk
6Sanskritमुष्कtesticle, scrotum
7Sanskritमूष्mouse; "stealer", "thief"
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)putiq →Every word from Proto-Malayic putih →Every word from Classical Malay putih →