Where does “soyasaponin” come from?

soyasaponin (English) comes from English soya, from Dutch soja, from Japanese そい, from Japanese 醤油, from Middle Chinese 醬油, from Middle Chinese 醬 — bean paste.

soyasaponin (English): Any of a family of triterpene glycoside saponins...

Definitions

  1. Any of a family of triterpene glycoside saponins...

Ancestry of “soyasaponin”, step by step

soyasaponin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English soya

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsoyaAlternative form of soy
2Dutchsojasoy
3Japaneseそい醤油 soy sauce
4Japanese醤油soy sauce
5Middle Chinese醬油
6Middle Chinesebean paste

via English saponin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsaponinAny of various steroid glycosides found in plant...
2EnglishinUsed to indicate location, inclusion, or position...
3Middle EnglishinAny kind of accomodation; particularly; A home or...
4Old Englishinin; Alternative form of inn
5Proto-West Germanic*in
Every word from Middle Chinese Every word from Middle Chinese 醬油Every word from Japanese 醤油
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