Where does “茶にする” come from?

茶にする (Japanese) comes from Japanese する, from Old Japanese す, from Proto-Japonic *su — nest.

茶にする (Japanese): to take a tea break

Definitions

  1. to take a tea break

Ancestry of “茶にする”, step by step

茶にする traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese する

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseするto exist; to come up; to exist; to be worth; to...
2Old Japaneseすto do; to happen, occur; to be in a state of...
3Proto-Japonic*sunest

via Japanese 茶

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

via Japanese に

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseにparticle for indirect objects; to; particle for...
2Old Japaneseに—
Every word from Proto-Japonic *su →Every word from Old Japanese す →Every word from Japanese する →