Where does “cháayoo” come from?

cháayoo (Tlingit) comes from Russian ча́ю, from Russian ча́ять, from Proto-Slavic čàjati — to expect, to wait.

cháayoo (Tlingit): tea

Definitions

  1. tea

Ancestry of “cháayoo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianча́ю—
2Russianча́ятьto expect, to hope
3Proto-Slavicčàjatito expect, to wait
Every word from Proto-Slavic čàjati →Every word from Russian ча́ять →Every word from Russian ча́ю →