Where does “kaasusuoja” come from?

kaasusuoja (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.

kaasusuoja (Finnish): gas protector, gas protection equipment

Definitions

  1. gas protector, gas protection equipment

Ancestry of “kaasusuoja”, step by step

kaasusuoja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish suoja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsuojashelter; protective covering; refuge
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 kaasu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaasugas; gas pedal; "olla kaasussa": to be drunk
2Proto-Uralickäsädew
Every word from Middle Chinese Every word from Middle Chinese 醬油Every word from Japanese 醤油
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