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

  1. swelling; verbal noun of పొంగు

Ancestry of “పొంగుట”, step by step

పొంగుట 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 పొంగు

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TeluguపొంగుTo effervesce; to boil or bubble up, overflow,...
2Proto-Arawakponkuhouse
3Proto-Arawakpankuto dwell
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)putiq →Every word from Proto-Malayic putih →Every word from Classical Malay putih →