Where does “cha” come from?

cha (Kapampangan) comes from Chinese 茶, from Proto-Loloish la¹, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-la — leaf; tea; flat object.

cha (Kapampangan): tea

Definitions

  1. tea

Ancestry of “cha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese茶tea
2Proto-Loloishla¹tea
3Proto-Sino-Tibetans-laleaf; tea; flat object
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-la →Every word from Proto-Loloish la¹ →Every word from Chinese 茶 →
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