Where does “шайнама” come from?
шайнама (Kazakh) comes from Kazakh шай, from Chinese 茶, from Proto-Loloish la¹, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-la — leaf; tea; flat object.
шайнама (Kazakh): food
Definitions
- food
Ancestry of “шайнама”, step by step
шайнама traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Kazakh шай
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kazakh | шай | tea |
| 2 | Chinese | 茶 | tea |
| 3 | Proto-Loloish | la¹ | tea |
| 4 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | s-la | leaf; tea; flat object |
via Kazakh нама
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kazakh | нама | — |