Where does “charwoman” come from?

Charwoman comes from English char and woman, where char derives from Chinese 茶, which traces to Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-la and ultimately Proto-Indo-European gers-.

charwoman (English): A woman employed to do housework, traditionally...

Definitions

  1. A woman employed to do housework, traditionally...

Ancestry of “charwoman”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcharTo burn something to charcoal; To burn slightly...
2Englishchatea, sometimes specifically masala chai; You;...
3HindiचाAlternative form of चाय
4Persianچاtea
5Chinese茶tea
6Proto-Loloishla¹tea
7Proto-Sino-Tibetans-laleaf; tea; flat object

Words derived from “charwoman”

Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-la →Every word from Proto-Loloish la¹ →Every word from Chinese 茶 →