Where does “వెలిగించుట” come from?

వెలిగించుట (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.

వెలిగించుట (Telugu): lighting; igniting a flame; verbal noun of...

Definitions

  1. lighting; igniting a flame; verbal noun of...

Ancestry of “వెలిగించుట”, step by step

వెలిగించుట 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 వెలిగించు

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguవెలిగించుto light
2Teluguఇంచుsugarcane; small
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)putiq →Every word from Proto-Malayic putih →Every word from Classical Malay putih →