Where does “మాటాడుట” come from?

మాటాడుట (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.

మాటాడుట (Telugu): speaking; verbal noun of మాటాడు

Definitions

  1. speaking; verbal noun of మాటాడు

Ancestry of “మాటాడుట”, step by step

మాటాడుట 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 మాటాడు

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguమాటాడుto speak, talk
2Teluguఆడుto play; to speak, say; female
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)putiq →Every word from Proto-Malayic putih →Every word from Classical Malay putih →