Where does “โรงน้ำชา” come from?

โรงน้ำชา (Thai) comes from Thai น้ำชา, 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.

โรงน้ำชา (Thai): teahouse

Definitions

  1. teahouse

Ancestry of “โรงน้ำชา”, step by step

โรงน้ำชา traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai น้ำชา

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiน้ำชาtea
2Thaiชาnumb; tea
3Proto-Taiɟaːᴬtea
4Middle Chinese茶—
5Chinese茶tea
6Proto-Loloishla¹tea
7Proto-Sino-Tibetans-laleaf; tea; flat object

via Thai โรง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiโรงbuilding or structure, especially one roofed or...
2MalayruangAn area of the house that is usually without that much activity and is calming
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-la →Every word from Proto-Loloish la¹ →Every word from Chinese 茶 →