Where does “choia” come from?
choia (Galician) 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.
choia (Galician): chough
Ancestry of “choia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | choë | — |
| 2 | Vietnamese | chè | tea; a thick, sweet dessert soup or pudding,... |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 茶 | — |
| 4 | Chinese | 茶 | tea |
| 5 | Proto-Loloish | la¹ | tea |
| 6 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | s-la | leaf; tea; flat object |