bean curd

The story

1. Middle Chinese · derived from豆“bean”
2. Chinese · calque of豆腐
3. English todaybean curd

Loose calque of Chinese 豆腐 (dòufu), from Middle Chinese 豆 (duwᴴ, “bean”) + 腐 (bju^X, “rotten, fermented”).

Words from the same roots