Where does “醬” come from?

醬 (Chinese) comes from Japanese ちゃん, from Japanese -さん — honorific suffix.

Ancestry of “醬”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseちゃん-chan; title affixed to animals
2Japanese-さんhonorific suffix

Words derived from “醬”

Every word from Japanese -さん →Every word from Japanese ちゃん →