Where does “hedelmänsyöjä” come from?

hedelmänsyöjä (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.

hedelmänsyöjä (Finnish): frugivore, fruit-eater

Definitions

  1. frugivore, fruit-eater

Ancestry of “hedelmänsyöjä”, step by step

hedelmänsyöjä 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 hedelmä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhedelmäfruit
2Proto-Finnicheidelmä
Every word from Middle Chinese Every word from Middle Chinese 醬油Every word from Japanese 醤油