Where does “чай” come from?
чай (Urum) comes from Sinitic 茶.
чай (Urum): river
Definitions
- river
Ancestry of “чай”, step by step
чай traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Sinitic 茶
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sinitic | 茶 | — |
via Proto-Turkic *čāy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Turkic | *čāy | — |