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With few exceptions, the word for Tea in a country depends on how it was originally transported there.

See: Tea if by sea, cha if by land: Why the world only has two words for tea

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



Wow. I had absolutely no idea! Thanks for sharing that link, learned something new today




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