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Where does “tofu” come from?
tofu (Polish) comes from Japanese 豆腐, from Middle Chinese 豆腐.
tofu
(Polish): tofu
Definitions
tofu
Ancestry of “tofu”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Japanese
豆腐
tofu, bean curd; tofu, an empty rectangle...
2
Middle Chinese
豆腐
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Words derived from “tofu”
tofucznica
tofurnik
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