Where does “bubble tea” come from?
bubble tea (English) comes from Cantonese 波霸, from Cantonese 波, from English Ball, from Middle English bal, from Old English beall, from English beal, from Old English hyll, from Albanian hulli — to rise, to be tall; hill.
bubble tea (English): Sweetened tea with milk and tapioca pearls, often...
Definitions
- Sweetened tea with milk and tapioca pearls, often...
Ancestry of “bubble tea”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cantonese | 波霸 | breast, tapioca pearl |
| 2 | Cantonese | 波 | — |
| 3 | English | Ball | surname |
| 4 | Middle English | bal | A ball; A rounded or spherical lump or bump,... |
| 5 | Old English | beall | ball |
| 6 | English | beal | A small inflammatory tumor; pustule; To gather... |
| 7 | Old English | hyll | hill |
| 8 | Albanian | hulli | furrow |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | hulliz | hill |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kl̥Hnís | hill |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kelH- | to rise, to be tall; hill |