Where does “కొట్టుట” come from?

కొట్టుట (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.

కొట్టుట (Telugu): beating; verbal noun of కొట్టు

Definitions

  1. beating; verbal noun of కొట్టు

Ancestry of “కొట్టుట”, step by step

కొట్టుట 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 కొట్టు

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguకొట్టుA blow, a stroke; A storehouse, a godown; to...
2Proto-Dravidian*koṭ-—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)putiq →Every word from Proto-Malayic putih →Every word from Classical Malay putih →