Where does “haaskansyöjä” come from?

haaskansyöjä (Finnish) comes 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, from Middle Chinese 醬 — bean paste.

haaskansyöjä (Finnish): scavenger

Definitions

  1. scavenger

Ancestry of “haaskansyöjä”, step by step

haaskansyöjä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish syöjä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsyöjäeater
2Proto-Finnicsoojashelter; protection; warm
3Russianсо́яjay {{i|dialectal}}
4Dutchsojasoy
5Japaneseそい醤油 soy sauce
6Japanese醤油soy sauce
7Middle Chinese醬油
8Middle Chinesebean paste

via Finnish haaska

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhaaskathe carcass of an animal; carcass used as bait...
2Finnishhaja-scattered, dispersed
3Proto-Germanicsājan-
Every word from Middle Chinese Every word from Middle Chinese 醬油Every word from Japanese 醤油
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