Where does “סויע” come from?

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

סויע (Yiddish): soy, soya

Definitions

  1. soy, soya

Ancestry of “סויע”, 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 “סויע

Every word from Middle Chinese