Where does “tatsen tsaeyeʼ” come from?

tatsen tsaeyeʼ (Ahtna) comes from Ahtna tsaey, from Russian чай, from Ottoman Turkish چای, from Persian چای, from Hindi चाय, from Middle Chinese 茶, from Chinese 茶, from Proto-Loloish la¹ — leaf; tea; flat object.

tatsen tsaeyeʼ (Ahtna): cocoa

Definitions

  1. cocoa

Ancestry of “tatsen tsaeyeʼ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ahtnatsaeytea
2Russianчайtea; tea plant; methinks, must be, may be,...
3Ottoman Turkishچایtea; rivulet
4Persianچایtea
5Hindiचायtea; cup of tea
6Middle Chinese
7Chinesetea
8Proto-Loloishla¹tea
9Proto-Sino-Tibetans-laleaf; tea; flat object
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