Where does “పోరాడుట” come from?

పోరాడుట (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.

పోరాడుట (Telugu): fighting; verbal noun of పోరాడు

Definitions

  1. fighting; verbal noun of పోరాడు

Ancestry of “పోరాడుట”, step by step

పోరాడుట 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 పోరాడు

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguపోరాడుto fight
2TeluguపోరుTo fight, struggle, quarrel; A fight, combat,...
3Proto-Dravidianpōrfight, battle
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