Where does “てんつゆ” come from?

てんつゆ (Japanese) comes from Japanese 天, from Old Japanese 天, from Proto-Japonic *amay.

てんつゆ (Japanese): tempura dipping sauce

Definitions

  1. tempura dipping sauce

Ancestry of “てんつゆ”, step by step

てんつゆ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 天

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese天the sky, the heavens; the area above a kitchen...
2Old Japanese天sky, heavens
3Proto-Japonic*amay—

via Japanese 汁

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese汁juice; soup; Alternative form of しる
Every word from Proto-Japonic *amay →Every word from Old Japanese 天 →Every word from Japanese 天 →