Where does “matcha” come from?

matcha (Polish) comes from English matcha, from Japanese 抹茶, from Japanese 茶, from Japanese 葉, from Middle Chinese 葉.

matcha (Polish): matcha

Definitions

  1. matcha

Ancestry of “matcha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmatchaA type of powdered green tea, traditionally used...
2Japanese抹茶powder of matcha; The Japanese green tea made...
3Japanese茶tea; brown
4Japanese葉leaf, needle, blade; a season, an age: a shorter...
5Middle Chinese葉—
Every word from Middle Chinese 葉 →Every word from Japanese 葉 →Every word from Japanese 茶 →