Where does “လျက်ဆား” come from?

လျက်ဆား (Burmese) comes from Burmese ဆား, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan tsa, from Chinese 茶, from Proto-Loloish la¹, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-la — leaf; tea; flat object.

လျက်ဆား (Burmese): an indigenous medicinal herbal and mineral preparation in powder form to be licked

Definitions

  1. an indigenous medicinal herbal and mineral preparation in powder form to be licked

Ancestry of “လျက်ဆား”, step by step

လျက်ဆား traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese ဆား

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseဆားsalt
2Proto-Sino-Tibetantsasalt, salty, salted
3Chinese茶tea
4Proto-Loloishla¹tea
5Proto-Sino-Tibetans-laleaf; tea; flat object

via Burmese လျက်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseလျက်to lick, lap up
2Proto-Sino-Tibetan*m/s/g-ljak—
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-la →Every word from Proto-Loloish la¹ →Every word from Chinese 茶 →