Where does “soja” come from?

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

soja (Spanish): soya, soybean; soy

Definitions

  1. soya, 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 Chinesebean paste

Words derived from “soja

Every word from Middle Chinese