Where does “тофу” come from?

тофу (Russian) comes from Japanese 豆腐, from Middle Chinese 豆腐.

тофу (Russian): tofu

Definitions

  1. tofu

Ancestry of “тофу”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese豆腐tofu, bean curd; tofu, an empty rectangle...
2Middle Chinese豆腐
Every word from Middle Chinese 豆腐Every word from Japanese 豆腐