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Where does “เย็นชา” come from?

เย็นชา (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.

เย็นชา (Thai): cold; heartless, inconsiderate, merciless;...

Definitions

  1. cold; heartless, inconsiderate, merciless;...

Ancestry of “เย็นชา”, step by step

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