Where does “կետչուպ” come from?
կետչուպ (Armenian) comes from Russian ке́тчуп, from English ketchup, from Hainanese 膎汁, from Indonesian kecap, from Hokkien 膎汁.
կետչուպ (Armenian): ketchup
Ancestry of “կետչուպ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | ке́тчуп | — |
| 2 | English | ketchup | A tomato-vinegar-based sauce, sometimes... |
| 3 | Hainanese | 膎汁 | — |
| 4 | Indonesian | kecap | soy sauce; sound of tongue smacking |
| 5 | Hokkien | 膎汁 | — |