Where does “soja” come from?

soja (Portuguese) comes from Dutch soja, from Japanese そい, from Japanese 醤油, from Middle Chinese 醬油, from Middle Chinese 醬 — bean paste.

soja (Portuguese): soybean; soy

Definitions

  1. soybean; soy

Ancestry of “soja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsojasoy
2Japaneseそい醤油 soy sauce
3Japanese醤油soy sauce
4Middle Chinese醬油—
5Middle Chinese醬bean paste
Every word from Middle Chinese 醬 →