Where does “catsup” come from?

Catsup comes from Malay kicap, from Min Nan 鮭汁, a condiment made from fermented fish.

catsup (English): Alternative form of ketchup

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of ketchup

Ancestry of “catsup”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishketchupA tomato-vinegar-based sauce, sometimes...
2Hainanese膎汁—
3Indonesiankecapsoy sauce; sound of tongue smacking
4Hokkien膎汁—

Words derived from “catsup”

Every word from Hokkien 膎汁 →Every word from Indonesian kecap →Every word from Hainanese 膎汁 →