Where does “పోరుట” come from?

పోరుట (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.

పోరుట (Telugu): fighting

Definitions

  1. fighting

Ancestry of “పోరుట”, step by step

పోరుట 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 పోరు

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