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
- tea, usually green tea; tea ceremony; snack with...
Ancestry of “お茶”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Chinese | 茶 | — |
| 2 | Chinese | 茶 | tea |
| 3 | Proto-Loloish | la¹ | tea |
| 4 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | s-la | leaf; tea; flat object |