Where does “טשײַניק” come from?
טשײַניק (Yiddish) comes from Russian ча́йник, from Russian чай, from Ottoman Turkish چای, from Persian چای, from Hindi चाय, from Middle Chinese 茶, from Chinese 茶, from Proto-Loloish la¹ — leaf; tea; flat object.
טשײַניק (Yiddish): teapot, teakettle
Ancestry of “טשײַניק”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | ча́йник | tea pot |
| 2 | Russian | чай | tea; tea plant; methinks, must be, may be,... |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | چای | tea; rivulet |
| 4 | Persian | چای | tea |
| 5 | Hindi | चाय | tea; cup of tea |
| 6 | Middle Chinese | 茶 | — |
| 7 | Chinese | 茶 | tea |
| 8 | Proto-Loloish | la¹ | tea |
| 9 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | s-la | leaf; tea; flat object |