Where does “chia” come from?

chia (English) comes from Spanish chía, from Classical Nahuatl chiyan — The seed of the chia plant, "Salvia hispanica",...

chia (English): A Mexican sage grown for its edible seeds, Salvia...

Definitions

  1. A Mexican sage grown for its edible seeds, Salvia...

Ancestry of “chia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishchíachia
2Classical NahuatlchiyanThe seed of the chia plant, "Salvia hispanica",...
Every word from Classical Nahuatl chiyan →Every word from Spanish chía →