Where does “tofu” come from?

tofu (Finnish) comes from Japanese 豆腐, from Middle Chinese 豆腐.

tofu (Finnish): tofu protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk

Definitions

  1. tofu protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk

Ancestry of “tofu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese豆腐tofu, bean curd; tofu, an empty rectangle...
2Middle Chinese豆腐—

Words derived from “tofu”

Every word from Middle Chinese 豆腐 →Every word from Japanese 豆腐 →