Where does “кетчунез” come from?
кетчунез (Russian) comes from Russian ке́тчуп, from English ketchup, from Hainanese 膎汁, from Indonesian kecap, from Hokkien 膎汁.
кетчунез (Russian): a mixture of tomato ketchup and mayonnaise
Definitions
- a mixture of tomato ketchup and mayonnaise
Ancestry of “кетчунез”, step by step
кетчунез traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian ке́тчуп
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | ке́тчуп | ketchup |
| 2 | English | ketchup | A tomato-vinegar-based sauce, sometimes... |
| 3 | Hainanese | 膎汁 | — |
| 4 | Indonesian | kecap | soy sauce; sound of tongue smacking |
| 5 | Hokkien | 膎汁 | — |
via Russian майоне́з
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | майоне́з | mayonnaise (a dressing made from raw egg yolks and oil) |
| 2 | French | mayonnaise | mayonnaise; milkshake |