Where does “catchup” come from?

catchup (Portuguese) comes from English ketchup, from Hainanese 膎汁, from Indonesian kecap, from Hokkien 膎汁.

catchup (Portuguese): ketchup

Definitions

  1. ketchup

Ancestry of “catchup”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishketchupA tomato-vinegar-based sauce, sometimes...
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 →