Where does “चा” come from?
चा (Marwari) comes from Classical Persian چا, from Chinese 茶, from Proto-Loloish la¹, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-la — leaf; tea; flat object.
चा (Marwari): tea
Ancestry of “चा”, step by step
चा traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Classical Persian چا
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Classical Persian | چا | — |
| 2 | Chinese | 茶 | tea |
| 3 | Proto-Loloish | la¹ | tea |
| 4 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | s-la | leaf; tea; flat object |
via Sanskrit इच्छा
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | इच्छा | wish, desire, inclination; a question or a... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | -आ | feminine suffix |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |