Where does “чай” come from?

чай (Tuvan) comes from Proto-Turkic yāy — summer, spring.

чай (Tuvan): summer

Definitions

  1. summer

Ancestry of “чай”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkicyāysummer, spring

Words derived from “чай”

Every word from Proto-Turkic yāy →