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
- baozi, a steamed stuffed bun with various...
Ancestry of “bapao”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Min Nan | 肉包 | — |
| 2 | Chinese | 肉 | — |
| 3 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | s-nja-k | meat, flesh |