Where does “چای صبح” come from?

چای صبح (Persian) comes from Persian چای, from Hindi चाय, from Middle Chinese 茶, from Chinese 茶, from Proto-Loloish la¹, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-la — leaf; tea; flat object.

چای صبح (Persian): breakfast first meal of the day

Definitions

  1. breakfast first meal of the day

Ancestry of “چای صبح”, step by step

چای صبح traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian چای

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianچایtea
2Hindiचायtea; cup of tea
3Middle Chinese茶—
4Chinese茶tea
5Proto-Loloishla¹tea
6Proto-Sino-Tibetans-laleaf; tea; flat object

via Persian صبح

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianصبحmorning
2Arabicصُبْحdawn
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-la →Every word from Proto-Loloish la¹ →Every word from Chinese 茶 →