Where does “soya” come from?

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

soya (Indonesian): soya

Definitions

  1. soya

Ancestry of “soya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsojasoy
2Japaneseそい醤油 soy sauce
3Japanese醤油soy sauce
4Middle Chinese醬油
5Middle Chinesebean paste
Every word from Middle Chinese