Where does “ట” come from?

ట (Telugu) comes 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.

ట (Telugu): a Telugu letter for ṭa

Definitions

  1. a Telugu letter for ṭa

Ancestry of “ట”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ట”

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