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Re:A history of tea, the second most-consumed beverage in th... by sampo on Sunday May 26, 2019 @06:33AM (#20014196)
"Tea" if by sea, "cha" if by land.

https://qz.com/1176962/map-how-the-word-tea-spread-over-land...

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Re:A history of tea, the second most-consumed beverage in th... by amolo on Sunday May 26, 2019 @10:35AM (#20015113)
Disclosure: Im from Kenya. And chai is just Swahili for the word tea.
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Re:A history of tea, the second most-consumed beverage in th... by keiferski on Sunday May 26, 2019 @08:24AM (#20014538)
No mention of Polish in that article. The word for tea in Polish is “herbata” which is unique, apparently.
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Re:A history of tea, the second most-consumed beverage in th... by taejo on Monday May 27, 2019 @08:47AM (#20021691)
The "ta" in "herbata" has the same origin as "tea".
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Re:A history of tea, the second most-consumed beverage in th... by gdhbcc on Sunday May 26, 2019 @09:04AM (#20014702)
Portugal got Cha by sea (through macau)
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Re:A history of tea, the second most-consumed beverage in th... by thaumasiotes on Sunday May 26, 2019 @04:09PM (#20017153)
That rule might have a hard time with Japan.
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