Where does “నాటుట” come from?

నాటుట (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.

నాటుట (Telugu): planting

Definitions

  1. planting

Ancestry of “నాటుట”, step by step

నాటుట 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 నాటు

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguనాటుcountry, rustic, pastoral; to plant or fix; to...
2TeluguనాడుA land, a country, a district; A day. Time. That...
3Proto-Dravidiannāṭustate, province, district, kingdom
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