Where does “шара” come from?
шара (Macedonian) comes from Albanian sharrë, from Albanian shaj, from Albanian çaj, from Ottoman Turkish چای, from Persian چای, from Hindi चाय, from Middle Chinese 茶, from Chinese 茶 — leaf; tea; flat object.
шара (Macedonian): pattern, design; to color, make colorful, give a...
Definitions
- pattern, design; to color, make colorful, give a...
Ancestry of “шара”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albanian | sharrë | saw; sawmill; saw-toothed ridge: steep mountain... |
| 2 | Albanian | shaj | I insult, revile, slander; to split, cleave,... |
| 3 | Albanian | çaj | tea; to split, cleave; to smash, batter |
| 4 | Ottoman Turkish | چای | tea; rivulet |
| 5 | Persian | چای | tea |
| 6 | Hindi | चाय | tea; cup of tea |
| 7 | Middle Chinese | 茶 | — |
| 8 | Chinese | 茶 | tea |
| 9 | Proto-Loloish | la¹ | tea |
| 10 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | s-la | leaf; tea; flat object |