Where does “ketjap” come from?
ketjap (Dutch) comes from Indonesian kecap, from Hokkien 膎汁.
ketjap (Dutch): kecap, Indonesian soy sauce
Definitions
- kecap, Indonesian soy sauce
Ancestry of “ketjap”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | kecap | soy sauce; sound of tongue smacking |
| 2 | Hokkien | 膎汁 | — |