Where does “పొంగుట” come from?
పొంగుట (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.
పొంగుట (Telugu): swelling; verbal noun of పొంగు
Definitions
- swelling; verbal noun of పొంగు
Ancestry of “పొంగుట”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Telugu | ట | — |
| 2 | English | TEA | Training and employment agency; Acronym of... |
| 3 | Dutch | thee | tea |
| 4 | Malay | teh | tea |
| 5 | Malay | putih | white |
| 6 | Classical Malay | putih | white |
| 7 | Proto-Malayic | putih | — |
| 8 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | (ma-)putiq | white |