Where does “çallit” come from?

çallit (Albanian) comes from Albanian çallë, from Albanian çaj, 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.

çallit (Albanian): to dent, gouge, groove

Definitions

  1. to dent, gouge, groove

Ancestry of “çallit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albaniançallëgap, shrinkage gap, joint separation
2Albaniançajtea; to split, cleave; to smash, batter
3Ottoman Turkishچایtea; rivulet
4Persianچایtea
5Hindiचायtea; cup of tea
6Middle Chinese茶—
7Chinese茶tea
8Proto-Loloishla¹tea
9Proto-Sino-Tibetans-laleaf; tea; flat object

Words derived from “çallit”

Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-la →Every word from Proto-Loloish la¹ →Every word from Chinese 茶 →