Where does “味噌” come from?

味噌 (Chinese) comes from Japanese 味噌, from Proto-Japonic *misau.

味噌 (Chinese): miso

Definitions

  1. miso

Ancestry of “味噌”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese味噌miso; the innards of a crab or shrimp resembling...
2Proto-Japonic*misau
Every word from Proto-Japonic *misau