Where does “టేకు చెట్టు” come from?
టేకు చెట్టు (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 చెట్టు (Telugu): teak tree
Ancestry of “టేకు చెట్టు”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Telugu | టేకు | teak |
| 2 | English | teak | An extremely durable timber highly valued for... |
| 3 | Portuguese | teca | teak |
| 4 | Latin | thēca | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | θήκη | box, chest; grave, tomb; sword sheath |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τίθημι | I put, place, set; I make, cause to be; I make |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |