Persian čāy is reported as derived from Chinese ch’a, retaining the cha onset and adding the final glide represented in Persian transliteration.
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چای
tea
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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedMandarin Chinese · modern Mandarin · tea beverage茶
tea
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The meaning remains tea.
Chinese to Persian overland transmission; Persian awareness is reported by the 11th century.
Daniel Balland · Marcel Bazin
probable — Encyclopaedia Iranica gives the Chinese derivation but says the date and mechanism of Persian adoption remain uncertain.
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ČĀY — TeaHeadword etymology and The spread of tea in the Persian world
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Derives Persian čāy from Chinese ch’a while explicitly preserving uncertainty over when Persian speakers first encountered the beverage.
چای — لغتنامه دهخداDehkhoda headword چای and Chinese-origin note
contextAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Documents the Persian lexeme and its lexicographic Chinese attribution.
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