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Where does “昆布茶” come from?

昆布茶 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 茶, from Japanese 葉, from Middle Chinese 葉.

昆布茶 (Japanese): a drink made by chopping kombu , "usually" into...

Definitions

  1. a drink made by chopping kombu , "usually" into...

Ancestry of “昆布茶”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese茶tea; brown
2Japanese葉leaf, needle, blade; a season, an age: a shorter...
3Middle Chinese葉—

Words derived from “昆布茶”

  • kombucha
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