Where does “чаш” come from?

чаш (Tuvan) comes from Proto-Turkic s(i)ač — hair.

чаш (Tuvan): tear (secretion from lacrimal glands)

Definitions

  1. tear (secretion from lacrimal glands)

Ancestry of “чаш”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkics(i)ačhair
Every word from Proto-Turkic s(i)ač