Where does “цай” come from?

цай (Southern Altai) comes from Proto-Turkic čāj.

цай (Southern Altai): mountain; tea; river, stream

Definitions

  1. mountain; tea; river, stream

Ancestry of “цай”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkicčāj
Every word from Proto-Turkic čāj
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