Where does “chè sâm bổ lượng” come from?
chè sâm bổ lượng (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese chè, from Middle Chinese 茶, from Chinese 茶, from Proto-Loloish la¹, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-la — leaf; tea; flat object.
chè sâm bổ lượng (Vietnamese): A cold, sweet Vietnamese soup of Cantonese origin
Definitions
- A cold, sweet Vietnamese soup of Cantonese origin
Ancestry of “chè sâm bổ lượng”, step by step
chè sâm bổ lượng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese chè
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | chè | tea; a thick, sweet dessert soup or pudding,... |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 茶 | — |
| 3 | Chinese | 茶 | tea |
| 4 | Proto-Loloish | la¹ | tea |
| 5 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | s-la | leaf; tea; flat object |
via Vietnamese sâm bổ lượng
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | sâm bổ lượng | Synonym of chè sâm bổ lượng |
| 2 | Cantonese | 清補涼 | — |