Where does “పుట్టుట” come from?

పుట్టుట (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.

పుట్టుట (Telugu): birth or childbearing; verbal noun of పుట్టు

Definitions

  1. birth or childbearing; verbal noun of పుట్టు

Ancestry of “పుట్టుట”, step by step

పుట్టుట 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 పుట్టు

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguపుట్టుto be born
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)putiq →Every word from Proto-Malayic putih →Every word from Classical Malay putih →