Where does “চাখোর” come from?

চাখোর (Bengali) comes from Bengali চা, from Classical Persian چا, from Chinese 茶, from Proto-Loloish la¹, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-la — leaf; tea; flat object.

চাখোর (Bengali): tea jenny

Definitions

  1. tea jenny

Ancestry of “চাখোর”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliচাtea
2Classical Persianچا—
3Chinese茶tea
4Proto-Loloishla¹tea
5Proto-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 →
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