Where does “kaviosuoja” come from?

kaviosuoja (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.

kaviosuoja (Finnish): hoof boot

Definitions

  1. hoof boot

Ancestry of “kaviosuoja”, step by step

kaviosuoja 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 Chinese醬bean paste

via Finnish kavio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaviohoof; The hoof of an odd-toed ungulate
2Proto-Finnickapjahoof
3Proto-Germanickāpa-—
Every word from Middle Chinese 醬 →Every word from Middle Chinese 醬油 →Every word from Japanese 醤油 →