Where does “çay” come from?
çay (Northern Kurdish) comes from Northern Kurdish -xane, from Persian خانه, from Middle Persian 𐭡𐭩𐭲𐭠, from Old Persian *vahanam, from Proto-Iranian *wāhana, from Proto-Iranian Hwah-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hwas-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wes- — to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night.
çay (Northern Kurdish): tea
Definitions
- tea
Ancestry of “çay”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern Kurdish | -xane | a suffix that is used to make nouns from nouns |
| 2 | Persian | خانه | house |
| 3 | Middle Persian | 𐭡𐭩𐭲𐭠 | house |
| 4 | Old Persian | *vahanam | — |
| 5 | Proto-Iranian | *wāhana | — |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | Hwah- | to dwell, remain |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hwas- | to dwell, inhabit; to stay |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wes- | to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night |