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"Tea" if by sea, "cha" if by land. https://qz.com/1176962/map-how-the-word-tea-spread-over-land-and-sea-to-conquer-the-world/ https://qz.com/1176962/map-how-th
by sampo 7y ago
"Tea" if by sea, "cha" if by land.
https://qz.com/1176962/map-how-the-word-tea-spread-over-land-and-sea-to-conquer-the-world/ https://qz.com/1176962/map-how-the-word-tea-spread-over-land...
- keiferski 7y agoNo mention of Polish in that article. The word for tea in Polish is “herbata” which is unique, apparently.
- taejo 7y agoThe "ta" in "herbata" has the same origin as "tea".
- gdhbcc 7y agoPortugal got Cha by sea (through macau)
- amolo 7y agoDisclosure: Im from Kenya. And chai is just Swahili for the word tea.
- thaumasiotes 7y agoThat rule might have a hard time with Japan.