Where does “чаепитие” come from?

чаепитие (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.

чаепитие (Russian): tea-drinking

Definitions

  1. tea-drinking

Ancestry of “чаепитие”, step by step

чаепитие 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
6Chinesetea
7Proto-Loloishla¹tea
8Proto-Sino-Tibetans-laleaf; tea; flat object

via Russian питие

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпитиеdrinking, act of drinking (of wine), a drink
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-laEvery word from Proto-Loloish la¹Every word from Chinese