Where does “ชา” come from?

ชา (Thai) comes from Proto-Tai ɟaːᴬ, from Middle Chinese 茶, from Chinese 茶, from Proto-Loloish la¹, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-la — leaf; tea; flat object.

ชา (Thai): numb; tea

Definitions

  1. numb; tea

Ancestry of “ชา”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Taiɟaːᴬtea
2Middle Chinese茶—
3Chinese茶tea
4Proto-Loloishla¹tea
5Proto-Sino-Tibetans-laleaf; tea; flat object

Words derived from “ชา”

Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-la →Every word from Proto-Loloish la¹ →Every word from Chinese 茶 →
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