Where does “miso” come from?
Miso comes from Japanese 味噌, which derives from Japanese 未醤.
miso (English): A thick paste made by fermentation of soybeans...
Definitions
- A thick paste made by fermentation of soybeans...
Ancestry of “miso”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 味噌 | miso; the innards of a crab or shrimp resembling... |
| 2 | Proto-Japonic | *misau | — |
Words derived from “miso”