Where does “sharrë” come from?
sharrë (Albanian) comes from Albanian shaj, 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.
sharrë (Albanian): saw; sawmill; saw-toothed ridge: steep mountain...
Definitions
- saw; sawmill; saw-toothed ridge: steep mountain...
Ancestry of “sharrë”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Albanian | shaj | I insult, revile, slander; to split, cleave,... |
| 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 |