Where does “چائے والا” come from?

چائے والا (Urdu) comes from Urdu چائے, from Classical Persian چَای, from Chinese 茶, from Proto-Loloish la¹, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-la — leaf; tea; flat object.

چائے والا (Urdu): tea seller, chaiwallah

Definitions

  1. tea seller, chaiwallah

Ancestry of “چائے والا”, step by step

چائے والا traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Urdu چائے

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduچائےtea
2Classical Persianچَای—
3Chinese茶tea
4Proto-Loloishla¹tea
5Proto-Sino-Tibetans-laleaf; tea; flat object

via Persian والا

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianوالاotherwise, or else; great; eminent
2Sanskritपालguard, protector, keeper; herdsman; protector of...
3Sanskritपालयतिto protect, guard, defend; to rule, govern; to...
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