Where does “soja” come from?

soja (Catalan) comes from Spanish soja, from Dutch soja, from Japanese そい, from Japanese 醤油, from Middle Chinese 醬油, from Middle Chinese 醬 — bean paste.

soja (Catalan): soy; soy sauce

Definitions

soy; soy sauce

Ancestry of “soja”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Spanish	soja	soya, soybean; soy
2	Dutch	soja	soy
3	Japanese	そい	醤油 soy sauce
4	Japanese	醤油	soy sauce
5	Middle Chinese	醬油	—
6	Middle Chinese	醬	bean paste

Every word from Middle Chinese 醬 →