Where does “çay” come from?
çay (Azerbaijani) comes from Persian جای — place.
çay (Azerbaijani): tea; river
Definitions
- tea; river
Ancestry of “çay”, step by step
çay traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Persian جای
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | جای | place |
via Proto-Turkic *čāy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Turkic | *čāy | — |