Where does “Çaycuma” come from?

Çaycuma (Turkish) comes from Turkish çay, from Ottoman Turkish چای, from Persian چای, from Hindi चाय, from Middle Chinese 茶, from Chinese 茶, from Proto-Loloish la¹, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-la — leaf; tea; flat object.

Ancestry of “Çaycuma”, step by step

Çaycuma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish çay

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishçaytea; a small river
2Ottoman Turkishچایtea; rivulet
3Persianچایtea
4Hindiचायtea; cup of tea
5Middle Chinese茶—
6Chinese茶tea
7Proto-Loloishla¹tea
8Proto-Sino-Tibetans-laleaf; tea; flat object

via Turkish cuma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TurkishcumaFriday
2Ottoman TurkishجمعهFriday
3Classical Persianجُمْعَه—
4Arabicجُمْعَةweek
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-la →Every word from Proto-Loloish la¹ →Every word from Chinese 茶 →