Where does “kicap” come from?
kicap (Malay) comes from Hainanese 膎汁, from Indonesian kecap, from Hokkien 膎汁.
kicap (Malay): soy sauce
Ancestry of “kicap”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hainanese | 膎汁 | — |
| 2 | Indonesian | kecap | soy sauce; sound of tongue smacking |
| 3 | Hokkien | 膎汁 | — |
Words derived from “kicap”