Where does “Soto” come from?
Soto comes from Japanese 曹洞, a Buddhist school name combining characters meaning "storehouse" and "cave," referring to the lineage's spiritual transmission.
Ancestry of “Soto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Indonesian | soto | A kind of soup, whose taste depends on the... |
| 2 | Min Nan | 燒肚 | — |