Where does “saikka” come from?

saikka (Finnish) comes from Finnish tsaiju, from Russian чай, from Ottoman Turkish چای, from Persian چای, from Hindi चाय, from Middle Chinese 茶, from Chinese 茶, from Proto-Loloish la¹ — leaf; tea; flat object.

saikka (Finnish): tea

Definitions

  1. tea

Ancestry of “saikka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtsaijutea
2Russianчайtea; tea plant; methinks, must be, may be,...
3Ottoman Turkishچایtea; rivulet
4Persianچایtea
5Hindiचायtea; cup of tea
6Middle Chinese茶—
7Chinese茶tea
8Proto-Loloishla¹tea
9Proto-Sino-Tibetans-laleaf; tea; flat object
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-la →Every word from Proto-Loloish la¹ →Every word from Chinese 茶 →