Where does “چائے خانہ” come from?

چائے خانہ (Urdu) comes from Persian چایخانه, from Persian خانه, from Middle Persian 𐭡𐭩𐭲𐭠, from Old Persian *vahanam, from Proto-Iranian *wāhana, from Proto-Iranian Hwah-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hwas-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wes- — to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night.

چائے خانہ (Urdu): teahouse

Definitions

  1. teahouse

Ancestry of “چائے خانہ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianچایخانهteahouse
2Persianخانهhouse
3Middle Persian𐭡𐭩𐭲𐭠house
4Old Persian*vahanam—
5Proto-Iranian*wāhana—
6Proto-IranianHwah-to dwell, remain
7Proto-Indo-IranianHwas-to dwell, inhabit; to stay
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wes-to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hwas- →Every word from Proto-Iranian Hwah- →
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