Where does “eläinsuojeluvalvoja” come from?
eläinsuojeluvalvoja (Finnish) comes from Finnish eläinsuojelu, from Finnish suojelu, from Finnish suojella, from Finnish suojata, from Finnish suoja, from Proto-Finnic sooja, from Russian со́я, from Dutch soja — bean paste.
eläinsuojeluvalvoja (Finnish): animal protection officer, animal welfare officer
Definitions
- animal protection officer, animal welfare officer
Ancestry of “eläinsuojeluvalvoja”, step by step
eläinsuojeluvalvoja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish eläinsuojelu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | eläinsuojelu | animal protection |
| 2 | Finnish | suojelu | protection; conservation |
| 3 | Finnish | suojella | To protect, shelter |
| 4 | Finnish | suojata | to protect, shield |
| 5 | Finnish | suoja | shelter; protective covering; refuge |
| 6 | Proto-Finnic | sooja | shelter; protection; warm |
| 7 | Russian | со́я | jay {{i|dialectal}} |
| 8 | Dutch | soja | soy |
| 9 | Japanese | そい | 醤油 soy sauce |
| 10 | Japanese | 醤油 | soy sauce |
| 11 | Middle Chinese | 醬油 | — |
| 12 | Middle Chinese | 醬 | bean paste |
via Finnish valvoja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | valvoja | overseer; regulator; inspector |
| 2 | Finnish | jä | ice |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *ja | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | jahw | and, also |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -hw | and; Forms distributives from interrogatives |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -hwe | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -kʷe | and; Forms distributives from interrogatives |