Where does “चहा” come from?

चहा (Marathi) comes from Chinese Mandarin 茶, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-la — leaf; tea; flat object.

चहा (Marathi): tea

Definitions

  1. tea

Ancestry of “चहा”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese Mandarin茶—
2Proto-Sino-Tibetans-laleaf; tea; flat object
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-la →Every word from Chinese Mandarin 茶 →
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