Where does “rượu chè” come from?

rượu chè (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.

rượu chè (Vietnamese): to hit the bottle; to enjoy drinking alcohol excessively (as a habit); to be an alcoholic

Definitions

  1. to hit the bottle; to enjoy drinking alcohol excessively (as a habit); to be an alcoholic

Ancestry of “rượu chè”, step by step

rượu chè traces back through two 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 rượu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameserượurice alcohol; non-beer alcohol
2Proto-Vieticraːwʔ—
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-la →Every word from Proto-Loloish la¹ →Every word from Chinese 茶 →