Where does “玄米茶” come from?

玄米茶 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 茶, from Japanese 葉, from Middle Chinese 葉.

玄米茶 (Japanese): genmaicha

Definitions

  1. genmaicha

Ancestry of “玄米茶”, step by step

玄米茶 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 茶

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

via Japanese 玄米

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese玄米brown rice

Words derived from “玄米茶”

Every word from Middle Chinese 葉 →Every word from Japanese 葉 →Every word from Japanese 茶 →