Where does “kecap asal” come from?

kecap asal (Sundanese) comes from Indonesian kecap, from Hokkien 膎汁.

kecap asal (Sundanese): root (of a word)

Definitions

  1. root (of a word)

Ancestry of “kecap asal”, step by step

kecap asal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian kecap

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiankecapsoy sauce; sound of tongue smacking
2Hokkien膎汁—

via Sundanese asal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sundaneseasal—
Every word from Hokkien 膎汁 →Every word from Indonesian kecap →