Where does “chow-chow” come from?

chow-chow (Polish) comes from English Chow Chow, from Chinese Pidgin English chow-chow, from Chinese 炒.

chow-chow (Polish): Chow Chow

Definitions

  1. Chow Chow

Ancestry of “chow-chow”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishChow Chowa chow, a Chinese breed of dog
2Chinese Pidgin Englishchow-chowfood; eat
3Chinese炒—
Every word from Chinese 炒 →Every word from Chinese Pidgin English chow-chow →Every word from English Chow Chow →