Where does “น้ำชา” come from?

น้ำชา (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.

น้ำชา (Thai): tea

Definitions

  1. tea

Ancestry of “น้ำชา”, step by step

น้ำชา 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 น้ำ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiน้ำwater; any liquid or fluid; body of water, as...
2Proto-Tai*C̬.namꟲwater

Words derived from “น้ำชา”

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