Where does “కోయుట” come from?

కోయుట (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.

కోయుట (Telugu): cutting; verbal noun of కోయు

Definitions

  1. cutting; verbal noun of కోయు

Ancestry of “కోయుట”, step by step

కోయుట 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 కోయు

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguకోయుto cut
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱoy-to be located; camp; abode
3Proto-Japonickoyyellow
4Persianقویstrong; Form of قو with ezâfe
5Arabicقَوِيّstrong
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)putiq →Every word from Proto-Malayic putih →Every word from Classical Malay putih →