Where does “車厘子” come from?

車厘子 (Chinese) comes from Chinese 子, from Middle Chinese 子, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tsəʔ — child, son, offspring; grandson; relatives; nephew/niece.

車厘子 (Chinese): cherry

Definitions

  1. cherry

Ancestry of “車厘子”, step by step

車厘子 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Chinese 子

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese子—
2Middle Chinese子—
3Proto-Sino-Tibetan*tsəʔchild, son, offspring; grandson; relatives; nephew/niece

via Chinese en:cherry

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chineseen:cherry—
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tsəʔ →Every word from Middle Chinese 子 →Every word from Chinese 子 →