Where does “hengityssuojain” come from?

hengityssuojain (Finnish) comes from Finnish suojain, from Finnish suojata, from Finnish suoja, from Proto-Finnic sooja, from Russian со́я, from Dutch soja, from Japanese そい, from Japanese 醤油 — bean paste.

hengityssuojain (Finnish): respirator mask or similar device that prevents harmful substances such as dust, gases or micro-organisms from entering the respiratory tract

Definitions

  1. respirator mask or similar device that prevents harmful substances such as dust, gases or micro-organisms from entering the respiratory tract

Ancestry of “hengityssuojain”, step by step

hengityssuojain traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish suojain

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsuojainprotective device; Genitive plural form of...
2Finnishsuojatato protect, shield
3Finnishsuojashelter; protective covering; refuge
4Proto-Finnicsoojashelter; protection; warm
5Russianсо́яjay {{i|dialectal}}
6Dutchsojasoy
7Japaneseそい醤油 soy sauce
8Japanese醤油soy sauce
9Middle Chinese醬油
10Middle Chinesebean paste

via Finnish hengitys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhengitysbreath, breathing
2Finnishhengittääto breathe
3Finnish-ittaaVariant of -ttaa used with some bisyllabic stems
4Finnish-ttääFront vowel variant of -ttaa
5Proto-Finnic-ttadakCreates causative verbs from regular verbs,...
6Proto-Uralic-kta-
Every word from Middle Chinese Every word from Middle Chinese 醬油Every word from Japanese 醤油
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