Where does “चाय” come from?

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

चाय (Hindi): tea; cup of tea

Definitions

  1. tea; cup of tea

Ancestry of “चाय”, step by step

चाय traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Chinese 茶

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

via Classical Persian چَای

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianچَای—
2Chinese Mandarin茶—

Words derived from “चाय”

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