Where does “찻집” come from?

찻집 (Korean) comes from Korean 차, from Chinese 車, from Proto-Tocharian kuk(ä)le, from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

찻집 (Korean): teahouse

Definitions

  1. teahouse

Ancestry of “찻집”, step by step

찻집 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 차

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean차vehicle; tea; infinitive of 차다
2Chinese車—
3Proto-Tochariankuk(ä)lewagon, cart
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷékʷloswheel; circle
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

via Korean 집

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean집home; house; household; sheath, case
2Chinese集—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →