Where does “چاي” come from?

چاي (Uyghur) comes from Chagatai چای, from Classical Persian چای, from Middle Chinese 茶, from Chinese 茶, from Proto-Loloish la¹, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-la — leaf; tea; flat object.

چاي (Uyghur): tea

Definitions

  1. tea

Ancestry of “چاي”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chagataiچایtea
2Classical Persianچای—
3Middle Chinese茶—
4Chinese茶tea
5Proto-Loloishla¹tea
6Proto-Sino-Tibetans-laleaf; tea; flat object

Words derived from “چاي”

Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-la →Every word from Proto-Loloish la¹ →Every word from Chinese 茶 →