Where does “Chow” come from?
Chow comes from Mandarin 周, a word of unknown ultimate origin whose meaning in the etymological chain is not documented.
Ancestry of “Chow”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | chow-chow | A Chinese preserve; An American relish,... |
| 2 | Chinese Pidgin English | chow-chow | food; eat |
| 3 | Chinese | 炒 | — |