Where does “иван-чай” come from?

иван-чай (Russian) comes from Russian чай, from Ottoman Turkish چای, 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.

иван-чай (Russian): rose-bay, willowherb, fireweed

Definitions

  1. rose-bay, willowherb, fireweed

Ancestry of “иван-чай”, step by step

иван-чай traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian чай

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianчайtea; tea plant; methinks, must be, may be,...
2Ottoman Turkishچایtea; rivulet
3Persianچایtea
4Hindiचायtea; cup of tea
5Middle Chinese茶—
6Chinese茶tea
7Proto-Loloishla¹tea
8Proto-Sino-Tibetans-laleaf; tea; flat object

via Russian Ива́н

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianИва́нIvan, John; John
2Old East SlavicИваннъ—
3Ancient GreekἸωάννης—
4HebrewיוחנןYahweh is gracious
5Hebrewחנוןgracious, merciful, compassionate; passive...
6Moroccan Arabicخنونةmucus, snot
7Arabicخُنَّة—
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-la →Every word from Proto-Loloish la¹ →Every word from Chinese 茶 →