Where does “sojal” come from?

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

sojal (Spanish): soybean field

Definitions

  1. soybean field

Ancestry of “sojal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishsojasoya, soybean; soy
2Dutchsojasoy
3Japaneseそい醤油 soy sauce
4Japanese醤油soy sauce
5Middle Chinese醬油
6Middle Chinesebean paste
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