Where does “bapao” come from?

bapao (Dutch) comes from Min Nan 肉包, from Chinese 肉, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-nja-k — meat, flesh.

bapao (Dutch): baozi, a steamed stuffed bun with various...

Definitions

  1. baozi, a steamed stuffed bun with various...

Ancestry of “bapao”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Min Nan肉包—
2Chinese肉—
3Proto-Sino-Tibetans-nja-kmeat, flesh
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-nja-k →Every word from Chinese 肉 →Every word from Min Nan 肉包 →