Where does “چایە” come from?

چایە (Central Kurdish) comes from Central Kurdish چا, from Chinese 茶葉 — tea leaf.

چایە (Central Kurdish): tea

Definitions

  1. tea

Ancestry of “چایە”, step by step

چایە traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Central Kurdish چا

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Central Kurdishچاtea
2Chinese茶葉tea leaf

via Central Kurdish ـە

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Central Kurdishـە—
Every word from Chinese 茶葉 →Every word from Central Kurdish چا →
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