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Where does “tofu” come from?

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

tofu (Finnish): tofu

Definitions

  1. tofu

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”

  • tofujäätelö
Every word from Middle Chinese 豆腐 →