Where does “ecuadorinkalansyöjärotta” come from?
ecuadorinkalansyöjärotta (Finnish) comes from Finnish kalansyöjärotta, from Finnish syöjä, from Proto-Finnic sooja, from Russian со́я, from Dutch soja, from Japanese そい, from Japanese 醤油, from Middle Chinese 醬油 — bean paste.
ecuadorinkalansyöjärotta (Finnish): montane fish-eating rat, Neusticomys monticolus
Definitions
- montane fish-eating rat, Neusticomys monticolus
Ancestry of “ecuadorinkalansyöjärotta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kalansyöjärotta | fish-eating rat |
| 2 | Finnish | syöjä | eater |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | sooja | shelter; protection; warm |
| 4 | Russian | со́я | jay {{i|dialectal}} |
| 5 | Dutch | soja | soy |
| 6 | Japanese | そい | 醤油 soy sauce |
| 7 | Japanese | 醤油 | soy sauce |
| 8 | Middle Chinese | 醬油 | — |
| 9 | Middle Chinese | 醬 | bean paste |