Where does “xa” come from?
xa (Apalaí) comes from Portuguese chá, from Old Portuguese chãa, from Latin plāna, from Latin plānus, from Ancient Greek πλάνος, from Ancient Greek πλανάω, from Proto-Indo-European pl-néh₂-ti.
xa (Apalaí): tea
Ancestry of “xa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | chá | tea plant; tea; a late afternoon meal |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | chãa | — |
| 3 | Latin | plāna | — |
| 4 | Latin | plānus | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πλάνος | wandering |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πλανάω | to make to wander, lead wandering about; to lead... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pl-néh₂-ti | — |