Where does “चा” come from?

चा (Hindi) comes from Persian چا, from Chinese 茶, from Proto-Loloish la¹, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-la — leaf; tea; flat object.

चा (Hindi): Alternative form of चाय

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of चाय

Ancestry of “चा”, step by step

चा traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian چا

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianچاtea
2Chinese茶tea
3Proto-Loloishla¹tea
4Proto-Sino-Tibetans-laleaf; tea; flat object

via Classical Persian چا

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianچا—
2Chinese Mandarin茶—

Words derived from “चा”

Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-la →Every word from Proto-Loloish la¹ →Every word from Chinese 茶 →