Where does “romaškacaaju” come from?
romaškacaaju (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian caaju, 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.
romaškacaaju (Ingrian): camomile tea
Definitions
- camomile tea
Ancestry of “romaškacaaju”, step by step
romaškacaaju traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ingrian caaju
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ingrian | caaju | tea |
| 2 | Russian | чай | tea; tea plant; methinks, must be, may be,... |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | چای | tea; rivulet |
| 4 | Persian | چای | tea |
| 5 | Hindi | चाय | tea; cup of tea |
| 6 | Middle Chinese | 茶 | — |
| 7 | Chinese | 茶 | tea |
| 8 | Proto-Loloish | la¹ | tea |
| 9 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | s-la | leaf; tea; flat object |
via Ingrian romaška
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ingrian | romaška | camomile |
| 2 | Russian | рома́шка | camomile, mayweed, Matricaria |
| 3 | Russian | романъ | camomile |
| 4 | New Latin | anthemis romana | — |