Where does “hamesuoja” come from?
hamesuoja (Finnish) comes from Finnish suoja, 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.
hamesuoja (Finnish): skirt guard, coat guard, dress guard device fitted over the rear wheel of a bicycle to prevent clothing or luggage catching in the wheel
Definitions
- skirt guard, coat guard, dress guard device fitted over the rear wheel of a bicycle to prevent clothing or luggage catching in the wheel
Ancestry of “hamesuoja”, step by step
hamesuoja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish suoja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | suoja | shelter; protective covering; refuge |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | sooja | shelter; protection; warm |
| 3 | Russian | со́я | jay {{i|dialectal}} |
| 4 | Dutch | soja | soy |
| 5 | Japanese | そい | 醤油 soy sauce |
| 6 | Japanese | 醤油 | soy sauce |
| 7 | Middle Chinese | 醬油 | — |
| 8 | Middle Chinese | 醬 | bean paste |
via Finnish Häme
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Häme | Tavastia, Tavastland |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | hämä | A person living in or originating from the area... |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | źemē | earth |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰðʰem- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéǵʰōm | earth |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōm | emphatic suffix or postpositive particle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -mi | — |