Where does “టకారము” come from?

టకారము (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.

టకారము (Telugu): the Name of the Telugu letter ట

Definitions

  1. the Name of the Telugu letter ట

Ancestry of “టకారము”, step by step

టకారము 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 కారము

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguకారముpungent taste; a caustic substance; spice
2Sanskritक्षारsalt, alkali; sharp, acrid, pungent; caustic,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeankseros—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)putiq →Every word from Proto-Malayic putih →Every word from Classical Malay putih →