Where does “choë” come from?
choë (Old French) comes 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 “choë”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | chè | tea; a thick, sweet dessert soup or pudding,... |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 茶 | — |
| 3 | Chinese | 茶 | tea |
| 4 | Proto-Loloish | la¹ | tea |
| 5 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | s-la | leaf; tea; flat object |
Words derived from “choë”