Where does “çallitje” come from?
çallitje (Albanian) comes from Albanian çallit, from Albanian çallë, from Albanian çaj, from Ottoman Turkish چای, from Persian چای, from Hindi चाय, from Middle Chinese 茶, from Chinese 茶 — leaf; tea; flat object.
çallitje (Albanian): gouging, grooving
Definitions
- gouging, grooving
Ancestry of “çallitje”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albanian | çallit | to dent, gouge, groove |
| 2 | Albanian | çallë | gap, shrinkage gap, joint separation |
| 3 | Albanian | çaj | tea; to split, cleave; to smash, batter |
| 4 | Ottoman Turkish | چای | tea; rivulet |
| 5 | Persian | چای | tea |
| 6 | Hindi | चाय | tea; cup of tea |
| 7 | Middle Chinese | 茶 | — |
| 8 | Chinese | 茶 | tea |
| 9 | Proto-Loloish | la¹ | tea |
| 10 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | s-la | leaf; tea; flat object |