Where does “お茶” come from?

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

お茶 (Japanese): tea, usually green tea; tea ceremony; snack with...

Definitions

  1. tea, usually green tea; tea ceremony; snack with...

Ancestry of “お茶”, step by step

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

Words derived from “お茶”

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