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

Definitions

  1. ketchup

Ancestry of “ketšup”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKetchupketchup
2EnglishketchupA tomato-vinegar-based sauce, sometimes...
3Hainanese膎汁—
4Indonesiankecapsoy sauce; sound of tongue smacking
5Hokkien膎汁—
Every word from Hokkien 膎汁 →Every word from Indonesian kecap →Every word from Hainanese 膎汁 →