Where does “tsádhéhkéhle” come from?

tsádhéhkéhle (South Slavey) comes from South Slavey tsádhéh, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan tsa, from Chinese 茶, from Proto-Loloish la¹, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-la — leaf; tea; flat object.

tsádhéhkéhle (South Slavey): beaver hide

Definitions

  1. beaver hide

Ancestry of “tsádhéhkéhle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1South Slaveytsádhéhfur
2Proto-Sino-Tibetantsasalt, salty, salted
3Chinesetea
4Proto-Loloishla¹tea
5Proto-Sino-Tibetans-laleaf; tea; flat object
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