Where does “チャーシューメン” come from?

チャーシューメン (Japanese) comes from Japanese ラーメン, from German Rahmen, from German -en, from Middle High German -en, from Old High German -īn, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

チャーシューメン (Japanese): ramen topped with char siu

Definitions

  1. ramen topped with char siu

Ancestry of “チャーシューメン”, step by step

チャーシューメン traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese ラーメン

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseラーメンramen, a type of Chinese noodle dish
2GermanRahmenframe, scope
3German-enA suffix of verbs in their infinitive form; A...
4Middle High German-en
5Old High German-īn
6Proto-Germanic-īnaz-en
7Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
8Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

via Japanese チャーシュー

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseチャーシューchar siu
2Cantonese叉燒
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no-