Where does “ใบชา” come from?

ใบชา (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.

ใบชา (Thai): tea leaves

Definitions

  1. tea leaves

Ancestry of “ใบชา”, step by step

ใบชา 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 ใบ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiใบleaf; sail; legal document
2Proto-Taiɓaɰᴬleaf
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-la →Every word from Proto-Loloish la¹ →Every word from Chinese 茶 →