1
Stage 1 of 3
cha
Chinese · ancient
"tea"
the word for tea, carried overland along trade routes into Central and South Asia
2
Stage 2 of 3
chai
Persian/Hindi · medieval
"spiced tea"
adopted across Persia and South Asia for spiced, milky tea
3
Stage 3 of 3
chai
English · 1900s
"a spiced tea drink, often with milk"
adopted directly for the spiced, milky tea drink
Drag to pan · scroll to zoom