Where does “త్రాగడము” come from?
త్రాగడము (Telugu) comes from Telugu త్రాగుట, from Telugu ట, from English TEA, from Dutch thee, from Malay teh, from Malay putih, from Classical Malay putih, from Proto-Malayic putih — white.
త్రాగడము (Telugu): drinking
Definitions
- drinking
Ancestry of “త్రాగడము”, step by step
త్రాగడము traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Telugu త్రాగుట
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Telugu | త్రాగుట | drinking; verbal noun of త్రాగు |
| 2 | Telugu | ట | a Telugu letter for ṭa |
| 3 | English | TEA | Training and employment agency; Acronym of... |
| 4 | Dutch | thee | tea |
| 5 | Malay | teh | tea |
| 6 | Malay | putih | white |
| 7 | Classical Malay | putih | white |
| 8 | Proto-Malayic | putih | white |
| 9 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | (ma-)putiq | white |