Where does “chore” come from?

chore (English) comes from English char, from English cha, from Hindi चा, from Persian چا, from Chinese 茶, from Proto-Loloish la¹, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-la — leaf; tea; flat object.

chore (English): A task, especially a difficult, unpleasant, or...

Definitions

  1. A task, especially a difficult, unpleasant, or...

Ancestry of “chore”, step by step

chore traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English char

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

via Serbo-Croatian ćor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianćorblind; blind in one eye
2Ottoman Turkishكورblind
3Persianکورblind
4Middle Persiankwl—

Words derived from “chore”

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