Where does “찻잎” come from?

찻잎 (Korean) comes from Korean 잎, from Korean 닢 — Used to count flat objects, nowadays mainly coins.

찻잎 (Korean): tea leaves

Definitions

  1. tea leaves

Ancestry of “찻잎”, step by step

찻잎 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Koreanleaf, leafage, foliage
2KoreanUsed to count flat objects, nowadays mainly coins

via Korean 차(茶)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean차(茶)
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