Where does “నింపడము” come from?

నింపడము (Telugu) comes from Telugu నింపుట, from Telugu ట, from English TEA, from Dutch thee, from Malay teh, from Malay putih, from Classical Malay putih, from Proto-Malayic putih — white.

నింపడము (Telugu): filling

Definitions

  1. filling

Ancestry of “నింపడము”, step by step

నింపడము traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu నింపుట

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguనింపుటfilling; verbal noun of నింపు
2Teluguటa Telugu letter for ṭa
3EnglishTEATraining and employment agency; Acronym of...
4Dutchtheetea
5Malaytehtea
6Malayputihwhite
7Classical Malayputihwhite
8Proto-Malayicputihwhite
9Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(ma-)putiqwhite

via Telugu ము

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguముthree
2TeluguగుణముA quality, property, virtue, disposition, temper,...
3Sanskritगुणuse; talent; virtue
4Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)putiq →Every word from Proto-Malayic putih →Every word from Classical Malay putih →