Turkish çay belongs to the Chinese cha/chay family, but the reviewed Turkish study argues that historical Turkey Turkish received it through Persian rather than by direct Chinese contact.
CANONICAL RELATIONSHIP RECORD
COVERAGE LEDGER ↗EDGE / 0535borrowing via persianprobable
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çay
tea plant, leaves, beverage, and later social-event senses
OPEN NODE 580 ↗DESCENDS FROM→
PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedMandarin Chinese · modern Mandarin · tea beverage茶
tea
OPEN NODE 235 ↗01
THE COMPLETE RELATIONSHIP
EVERY FIELD, NOT A FAIRY TALE
The core tea meaning remains, then Turkish develops ordinary plant, beverage, gathering, and refreshment senses.
Overland transmission into historical Turkey Turkish; no exact adoption year is invented.
Erdoğan Boz · Östen Dahl
probable — Boz identifies Persian as the better bridge language; WALS supports the broader overland cha-type distribution without resolving every local intermediary.
reviewed
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CITATION REGISTER
SOURCES ON THIS EDGE
Chapter 138: TeaChapter 138 — overland cha/chai-type distribution
contextAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Supplies the broader transmission tendency while preserving exceptions.
Çay — Güncel Türkçe SözlükGüncel Türkçe Sözlük — çay
contextAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Documents the current Turkish headword and semantic branches.
Türkçe Sözlüklerde Çok Anlamlı Sözlük Birimlerindeki Art Zamanlı Anlam Değişme Olayları ve “Çay” Örneğipp. 553–564 — Chinese ultimate origin and Persian bridge into historical Turkey Turkish
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Argues that Persian is the more defensible bridge language rather than direct Chinese borrowing.
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EDITORIAL REUSE