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Where does “醤油” come from?

醤油 (Japanese) comes from Middle Chinese 醬油, from Middle Chinese 醬 — bean paste.

醤油 (Japanese): soy sauce

Definitions

  1. soy sauce

Ancestry of “醤油”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese醬油—
2Middle Chinese醬bean paste

Words derived from “醤油”

  • soy
  • soybean
  • soya
  • soymilk
  • soyfood
  • soyburger
  • soyasaponin
  • soyaburger
  • soyhull
  • Sojamehl
  • Soja
  • そい
  • そや
  • soja
  • sojaboon
  • sojasaus
  • sojaolie
  • sójový
  • sojový
  • sója
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