Where does “తిరుగుట” come from?

తిరుగుట (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.

తిరుగుట (Telugu): turning; verbal noun of తిరుగు

Definitions

  1. turning; verbal noun of తిరుగు

Ancestry of “తిరుగుట”, step by step

తిరుగుట 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 తిరుగు

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TeluguతిరుగుTo turn, rove, roam, travel
2Proto-Dravidian*tirV-to be changed
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)putiq →Every word from Proto-Malayic putih →Every word from Classical Malay putih →