Where does “trà trân châu” come from?

trà trân châu (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese trả, from Chinese 茶, from Proto-Loloish la¹, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-la — leaf; tea; flat object.

trà trân châu (Vietnamese): bubble tea

Definitions

  1. bubble tea

Ancestry of “trà trân châu”, step by step

trà trân châu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese trả

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetrảto return, to give back; to pay
2Chinese茶tea
3Proto-Loloishla¹tea
4Proto-Sino-Tibetans-laleaf; tea; flat object

via Vietnamese trân châu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetrân châupearl
2Chinese珍珠pearl; tapioca pearl
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-la →Every word from Proto-Loloish la¹ →Every word from Chinese 茶 →
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