Where does “టేకు కలప” come from?

టేకు కలప (Telugu) comes from Telugu టేకు, from English teak, from Portuguese teca, from Latin thēca, from Ancient Greek θήκη, from Ancient Greek τίθημι, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

టేకు కలప (Telugu): teakwood

Definitions

  1. teakwood

Ancestry of “టేకు కలప”, step by step

టేకు కలప traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu టేకు

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguటేకుteak
2EnglishteakAn extremely durable timber highly valued for...
3Portuguesetecateak
4Latinthēcaa case, envelope, sheath
5Ancient Greekθήκηbox, chest; grave, tomb; sword sheath
6Ancient GreekτίθημιI put, place, set; I make, cause to be; I make
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

via Telugu కలప

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguకలపtimber
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁-Every word from Ancient Greek τίθημιEvery word from Ancient Greek θήκη
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