Where does “オチャ” come from?

オチャ (Ainu) comes from Japanese お茶, from Middle Chinese 茶, from Chinese 茶, from Proto-Loloish la¹, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-la — leaf; tea; flat object.

オチャ (Ainu): tea

Definitions

  1. tea

Ancestry of “オチャ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseお茶tea, usually green tea; tea ceremony; snack with...
2Middle Chinese茶—
3Chinese茶tea
4Proto-Loloishla¹tea
5Proto-Sino-Tibetans-laleaf; tea; flat object
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-la →Every word from Proto-Loloish la¹ →Every word from Chinese 茶 →