Where does “sundubu” come from?

sundubu (English) comes from Korean 순두부, from Korean 순, from Middle Chinese 旬.

sundubu (English): soft tofu

Definitions

  1. soft tofu

Ancestry of “sundubu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean순두부soft tofu
2Korean순pure
3Middle Chinese旬—
Every word from Middle Chinese 旬 →Every word from Korean 순 →Every word from Korean 순두부 →