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Where does “тофу” come from?
тофу (Russian) comes from Japanese 豆腐, from Middle Chinese 豆腐.
тофу
(Russian): tofu
Definitions
tofu
Ancestry of “тофу”, 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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