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Where does “çuete” come from?

çuete (Old French) comes from Old French choë, from Vietnamese chè, from Middle Chinese 茶, from Chinese 茶, from Proto-Loloish la¹, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-la — leaf; tea; flat object.

Ancestry of “çuete”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchchoë—
2Vietnamesechètea; a thick, sweet dessert soup or pudding,...
3Middle Chinese茶—
4Chinese茶tea
5Proto-Loloishla¹tea
6Proto-Sino-Tibetans-laleaf; tea; flat object

Words derived from “çuete”

  • pesce civetta
  • civetta
  • civetteria
  • chouette
  • chouettement
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