Where does “paçarë” come from?

paçarë (Albanian) comes from Albanian çarë, 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.

paçarë (Albanian): uncleaved, uncut, unsplit

Definitions

uncleaved, uncut, unsplit

Ancestry of “paçarë”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Albanian	çarë	tear, rift, crack
2	Albanian	çaj	tea; to split, cleave; to smash, batter
3	Ottoman Turkish	چای	tea; rivulet
4	Persian	چای	tea
5	Hindi	चाय	tea; cup of tea
6	Middle Chinese	茶	—
7	Chinese	茶	tea
8	Proto-Loloish	la¹	tea
9	Proto-Sino-Tibetan	s-la	leaf; tea; flat object

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