Where does “chá” come from?

chá (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese chãa, from Latin plāna, from Latin plānus, from Ancient Greek πλάνος, from Ancient Greek πλανάω, from Proto-Indo-European pl-néh₂-ti.

chá (Galician): plain; mesa; plateau; feminine singular of chan

Definitions

plain; mesa; plateau; feminine singular of chan

Ancestry of “chá”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old Portuguese	chãa	—
2	Latin	plāna	smoothing plane
3	Latin	plānus	level, flat, even
4	Ancient Greek	πλάνος	wandering
5	Ancient Greek	πλανάω	to make to wander, lead wandering about; to lead...
6	Proto-Indo-European	pl-néh₂-ti	—

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl-néh₂-ti →Every word from Ancient Greek πλανάω →Every word from Ancient Greek πλάνος →