Where does “నేయుట” come from?

నేయుట (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.

నేయుట (Telugu): weaving; verbal noun of నేయు

Definitions

  1. weaving; verbal noun of నేయు

Ancestry of “నేయుట”, step by step

నేయుట 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 నేయు

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TeluguనేయుTo weave, as a cloth
2Proto-Dravidian*neyoil, ghee

Words derived from “నేయుట”

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