Where does “ketšup” come from?
ketšup (Lower Sorbian) comes from German Ketchup, from English ketchup, from Hainanese 膎汁, from Indonesian kecap, from Hokkien 膎汁.
ketšup (Lower Sorbian): ketchup
Ancestry of “ketšup”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | Ketchup | ketchup |
| 2 | English | ketchup | A tomato-vinegar-based sauce, sometimes... |
| 3 | Hainanese | 膎汁 | — |
| 4 | Indonesian | kecap | soy sauce; sound of tongue smacking |
| 5 | Hokkien | 膎汁 | — |