Where does “車厘子” come from?
車厘子 (Chinese) comes from Chinese 子, from Middle Chinese 子, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tsəʔ.
車厘子 (Chinese): cherry
Ancestry of “車厘子”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Chinese | 子 | — |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 子 | — |
| 3 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | *tsəʔ | — |