Where does “zaochac” come from?

zaochac (Slovincian) comes from Slovincian ochac, from Romansch ocha, from Japanese お茶, from Middle Chinese 茶, from Chinese 茶, from Proto-Loloish la¹, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-la — leaf; tea; flat object.

zaochac (Slovincian): to start moaning, to begin groaning

Definitions

  1. to start moaning, to begin groaning

Ancestry of “zaochac”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovincianochacto moan, to groan
2Romanschochagoose
3Japaneseお茶tea, usually green tea; tea ceremony; snack with...
4Middle Chinese茶—
5Chinese茶tea
6Proto-Loloishla¹tea
7Proto-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 →