Where does “త్రావుట” come from?

త్రావుట (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.

Ancestry of “త్రావుట”, step by step

త్రావుట traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Telugua Telugu letter for ṭa
2EnglishTEATraining and employment agency; Acronym of...
3Dutchtheetea
4Malaytehtea
5Malayputihwhite
6Classical Malayputihwhite
7Proto-Malayicputihwhite
8Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(ma-)putiqwhite

via Telugu త్రావు

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguత్రావు
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)putiqEvery word from Proto-Malayic putihEvery word from Classical Malay putih