--- In cybalist@..., "S.Kalyanaraman" <kalyan97@...> wrote:
> Any thoughts on the origins of the word, ca, ca_, ca_i, cha_ for
tea?> Chinese?
This is the entry for tea in Bartleby:
Probably Dutch thee, from Malay teh, from Chinese (Amoy) te
(equivalent to Chinese (Mandarin) chá).
http://www.bartleby.com/61/97/T0069700.html