Where does “kasvissyöjä” come from?

kasvissyöjä (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.

kasvissyöjä (Finnish): A vegetarian

Definitions

  1. A vegetarian

Ancestry of “kasvissyöjä”, step by step

kasvissyöjä 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 Chinese醬bean paste

via Finnish kasvis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkasvisvegetable; vegetarian
2Finnishkasviplant
3Finnishkasvaato grow
4Proto-Finnickasvadakto grow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewks-—
Every word from Middle Chinese 醬 →Every word from Middle Chinese 醬油 →Every word from Japanese 醤油 →