Where does “వ్రాయుట” come from?

వ్రాయుట (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.

వ్రాయుట (Telugu): writing; verbal noun of వ్రాయు

Definitions

  1. writing; verbal noun of వ్రాయు

Ancestry of “వ్రాయుట”, step by step

వ్రాయుట 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 వ్రాయు

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguవ్రాయుto write, draw, paint
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)putiq →Every word from Proto-Malayic putih →Every word from Classical Malay putih →