Where does “味噌汁” come from?

味噌汁 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 味噌, from Proto-Japonic *misau.

味噌汁 (Japanese): miso soup: a soup, based in thick bean paste (called miso) and dashi, with some vegetables, tofu, occasionally meat

Definitions

  1. miso soup: a soup, based in thick bean paste (called miso) and dashi, with some vegetables, tofu, occasionally meat

Ancestry of “味噌汁”, step by step

味噌汁 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 味噌

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese味噌miso; the innards of a crab or shrimp resembling...
2Proto-Japonic*misau—

via Japanese 汁

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese汁juice; soup; Alternative form of しる

Words derived from “味噌汁”

Every word from Proto-Japonic *misau →Every word from Japanese 味噌 →