- soy (n.)
[soy 词源字典]
- 1670s, saio "soybean-based Asian fish sauce," from Dutch soya, from Japanese soyu, variant of shoyu "soy," from Chinese shi-yu, from shi "fermented soy beans" + yu "oil." Etymology reflects Dutch presence in Japan before English and American merchants began to trade there.[soy etymology, soy origin, 英语词源]
- tofu (n.)
- soy bean curd, 1876, from Japanese tofu, from Chinese doufu, from dou "beans" + fu "rotten."