Where does “ca” come from?

ca (Malay) comes from Cantonese 茶, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-la — leaf; tea; flat object.

ca (Malay): tea; A dish which use sauté technique

Definitions

  1. tea; A dish which use sauté technique

Ancestry of “ca”, step by step

ca traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Cantonese 茶

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cantonese茶tea
2Proto-Sino-Tibetans-laleaf; tea; flat object

via Chinese chhá

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinesechháto stir fry, to sauté

via Chinese ca

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinesecato stir fry, to sauté
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