Where does “茉莉花茶” come from?
茉莉花茶 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 茉莉花, from Japanese 茉莉, from English mary, from French marie, from Old French Marie, from Latin Marīa, from Ancient Greek Μαρία, from Hebrew מִרְיָם.
茉莉花茶 (Japanese): jasmine flower tea
Definitions
- jasmine flower tea
Ancestry of “茉莉花茶”, step by step
茉莉花茶 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 茉莉花
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 茉莉花 | Arabian jasmine (Jasminum sambac) |
| 2 | Japanese | 茉莉 | the jasmine plant; a plant of the genus... |
| 3 | English | mary | A male homosexual |
| 4 | French | marie | first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 5 | Old French | Marie | — |
| 6 | Latin | Marīa | Mary mother of Jesus |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Μαρία | Mary, Maria |
| 8 | Hebrew | מִרְיָם | — |
| 9 | Aramaic | מרים | bitter |
| 10 | Biblical Hebrew | מִרְיָם | — |