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

Definitions

  1. chough

Ancestry of “choia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchchoëjackdaw
2Vietnamesechètea; a thick, sweet dessert soup or pudding,...
3Middle Chinese茶—
4Chinese茶tea
5Proto-Loloishla¹tea
6Proto-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 →