Where does “నాకుట” come from?

నాకుట (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.

నాకుట (Telugu): licking; verbal noun of నాకు

Definitions

  1. licking; verbal noun of నాకు

Ancestry of “నాకుట”, step by step

నాకుట 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 నాకు

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguనాకుto lick
2Teluguకు-A prefix used to denote bad, vile
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)putiq →Every word from Proto-Malayic putih →Every word from Classical Malay putih →