Where does “koskiensuojelulaki” come from?

koskiensuojelulaki (Finnish) comes from Finnish koskiensuojelu, from Finnish suojelu, from Finnish suojella, from Finnish suojata, from Finnish suoja, from Proto-Finnic sooja, from Russian со́я, from Dutch soja — bean paste.

koskiensuojelulaki (Finnish): act on the protection of rapids, act on the conservation of rapids statute

Definitions

  1. act on the protection of rapids, act on the conservation of rapids statute

Ancestry of “koskiensuojelulaki”, step by step

koskiensuojelulaki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish koskiensuojelu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkoskiensuojeluconservation of rapids, protection of rapids
2Finnishsuojeluprotection; conservation
3FinnishsuojellaTo protect, shelter
4Finnishsuojatato protect, shield
5Finnishsuojashelter; protective covering; refuge
6Proto-Finnicsoojashelter; protection; warm
7Russianсо́яjay {{i|dialectal}}
8Dutchsojasoy
9Japaneseそい醤油 soy sauce
10Japanese醤油soy sauce
11Middle Chinese醬油
12Middle Chinesebean paste

via Finnish laki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishlakiA summit, topmost point of eg. a hill or...
2Old Swedishlagh
3Old Norselága felled tree; log; lying tree
4Old Norseleggjato lay, place, put; to make, build
5Proto-Germaniclagjanąto lay, to place in a resting position
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie
Every word from Middle Chinese