Where does “蘇打” come from?
蘇打 (Chinese) comes from English soda, from Italian soda, from Arabic سُوَّاد — saltwort.
蘇打 (Chinese): soda; sodium carbonate
Ancestry of “蘇打”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | soda | Sodium bicarbonate; Sodium carbonate; Sodium in... |
| 2 | Italian | soda | soda, sodium carbonate; soda water; third-person... |
| 3 | Arabic | سُوَّاد | saltwort |