Where does “choue” come from?

choue (Bourguignon) comes from Old French choë, from Vietnamese chè, from Middle Chinese 茶, from Chinese 茶, from Proto-Loloish la¹, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-la — leaf; tea; flat object.

choue (Bourguignon): an owl (especially without a crest)

Definitions

  1. an owl (especially without a crest)

Ancestry of “choue”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchchoëjackdaw
2Vietnamesechètea; a thick, sweet dessert soup or pudding,...
3Middle Chinese茶—
4Chinese茶tea
5Proto-Loloishla¹tea
6Proto-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 →