Where does “çazë” come from?

çazë (Albanian) comes from Albanian çaj, from Ottoman Turkish چای, from Persian چای, from Hindi चाय, from Middle Chinese 茶, from Chinese 茶, from Proto-Loloish la¹, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-la — leaf; tea; flat object.

çazë (Albanian): leaf

Definitions

  1. leaf

Ancestry of “çazë”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albaniançajtea; to split, cleave; to smash, batter
2Ottoman Turkishچایtea; rivulet
3Persianچایtea
4Hindiचायtea; cup of tea
5Middle Chinese茶—
6Chinese茶tea
7Proto-Loloishla¹tea
8Proto-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 →