Where does “ჩაინიკი” come from?
ჩაინიკი (Georgian) comes from Russian ча́йник, 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.
ჩაინიკი (Georgian): teapot, teakettle, kettle; dummy, novice, no-good
Definitions
- teapot, teakettle, kettle; dummy, novice, no-good