Where does “ชาขาว” come from?

ชาขาว (Thai) comes from Thai ชา, 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.

ชาขาว (Thai): white tea

Definitions

  1. white tea

Ancestry of “ชาขาว”, step by step

ชาขาว traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ชา

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiชาnumb; tea
2Proto-Taiɟaːᴬtea
3Middle Chinese茶—
4Chinese茶tea
5Proto-Loloishla¹tea
6Proto-Sino-Tibetans-laleaf; tea; flat object

via Thai ขาว

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiขาวwhite
2Proto-Taixaːwᴬwhite
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-la →Every word from Proto-Loloish la¹ →Every word from Chinese 茶 →