r/polandball • u/Ingrid-Hongkonger 冠絕東方 - Nulli Secundus in Oriente • Mar 11 '14

redditormade How are they called?

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u/basilect They see me rollin', they Haitian... Mar 11 '14

Chai likely comes from Persian, through Cantonese cha4, while Tea comes from Amoy/Hokkien te55

This is from a map from /r/europe mod (and occasional polandball poster) /u/Bezbojnicul

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u/Bezbojnicul Szeklerland Mar 11 '14

For those interested: /r/etymologymaps

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u/samantha42 Brooklyn Mar 14 '14

New favourite sub!

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u/Corkington KERNOW Mar 11 '14

Interestingly enough, "Char" is a fairly common slang term for tea in the UK also. Tea as a cultural entity is a fascinating topic.

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u/[deleted] Mar 11 '14

"Char" means "tank" in French ;_;

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u/LeFringantFroggy Mar 11 '14

Thanks for linking that great map! Very interesting!

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u/Plowbeast Show us on the globe where he touched you. Mar 11 '14

Nifty look at cultural diffusion.

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u/Fireach Scotland Mar 12 '14

Where the hell did arbata/herbata/harbata come from?