Where does “കട്ടൻ ചായ” come from?

കട്ടൻ ചായ (Malayalam) comes from Malayalam ചായ, from Hindi चाय, from Middle Chinese 茶, from Chinese 茶, from Proto-Loloish la¹, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-la — leaf; tea; flat object.

കട്ടൻ ചായ (Malayalam): black tea, cup of tea served without milk

Definitions

  1. black tea, cup of tea served without milk

Ancestry of “കട്ടൻ ചായ”, step by step

കട്ടൻ ചായ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malayalam ചായ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamചായtea, beverage made from the brewed leaves or leaf buds of the tea plant Camellia sinensis
2Hindiचायtea; cup of tea
3Middle Chinese茶—
4Chinese茶tea
5Proto-Loloishla¹tea
6Proto-Sino-Tibetans-laleaf; tea; flat object

via Malayalam കട്ടൻ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamകട്ടൻblack tea
2Malayalamകടുextreme, excessive, fierce, impetuous
3Old Tamil𑀓𑀝𑀼fast
4Proto-Dravidian*kaṭV-—
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-la →Every word from Proto-Loloish la¹ →Every word from Chinese 茶 →