Where does “ชาดำ” come from?

ชาดำ (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.

ชาดำ (Thai): black tea

Definitions

  1. black tea

Ancestry of “ชาดำ”, step by step

ชาดำ 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 ดำ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiดำto dive; to plant; to transplant; black
2Proto-Taiɗamᴬto dive
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-la →Every word from Proto-Loloish la¹ →Every word from Chinese 茶 →