Where does “berkicap” come from?

berkicap (Malay) comes from Malay kicap, from Hainanese 膎汁, from Indonesian kecap, from Hokkien 膎汁.

berkicap (Malay): soy sauce-based

Definitions

  1. soy sauce-based

Ancestry of “berkicap”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaykicapsoy sauce
2Hainanese膎汁—
3Indonesiankecapsoy sauce; sound of tongue smacking
4Hokkien膎汁—
Every word from Hokkien 膎汁 →Every word from Indonesian kecap →Every word from Hainanese 膎汁 →
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