Where does “chè trôi nước” come from?

chè trôi nước (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 trôi nước (Vietnamese): chè trôi nước a Vietnamese dessert

Definitions

  1. chè trôi nước a Vietnamese dessert

Ancestry of “chè trôi nước”, step by step

chè trôi nước traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese chè

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechètea; a thick, sweet dessert soup or pudding,...
2Middle Chinese茶—
3Chinese茶tea
4Proto-Loloishla¹tea
5Proto-Sino-Tibetans-laleaf; tea; flat object

via Vietnamese nước

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenướcwater; liquid; fluid; the liquid part of a broth
2Proto-Vieticɗaːkwater, liquid
3Proto-Mon-Khmerɗaakwater; liquid; The sense of "river, stream" that...

via Vietnamese trôi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetrôito drift, float along
2Proto-Vietic*c-loːj—
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-la →Every word from Proto-Loloish la¹ →Every word from Chinese 茶 →