Where does “sója” come from?

sója (Czech) comes from German Soja, from Japanese soya, from Japanese 醤油, from Middle Chinese 醬油, from Middle Chinese 醬 — bean paste.

sója (Czech): soya

Definitions

  1. soya

Ancestry of “sója”, step by step

sója traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Soja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSojasoy
2Japanesesoya—
3Japanese醤油soy sauce
4Middle Chinese醬油—
5Middle Chinese醬bean paste

via Hungarian só

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariansósalt

Words derived from “sója”

Every word from Middle Chinese 醬 →Every word from Middle Chinese 醬油 →Every word from Japanese 醤油 →