Where does “Chouard” come from?

Chouard (French) comes from Old French choë, from Vietnamese chè, from Middle Chinese 茶, from Chinese 茶, from Proto-Loloish la¹, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-la — leaf; tea; flat object.

Ancestry of “Chouard”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchchoëjackdaw
2Vietnamesechètea; a thick, sweet dessert soup or pudding,...
3Middle Chinese
4Chinesetea
5Proto-Loloishla¹tea
6Proto-Sino-Tibetans-laleaf; tea; flat object

Words derived from “Chouard

Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-laEvery word from Proto-Loloish la¹Every word from Chinese