Where does “चा” come from?

चा (Rajasthani) comes from Persian چا, from Chinese 茶, from Proto-Loloish la¹, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-la — leaf; tea; flat object.

चा (Rajasthani): tea; cha; chai

Definitions

  1. tea; cha; chai

Ancestry of “चा”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianچاtea
2Chinese茶tea
3Proto-Loloishla¹tea
4Proto-Sino-Tibetans-laleaf; tea; flat object
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-la →Every word from Proto-Loloish la¹ →Every word from Chinese 茶 →