Where does “lihansyöjä” come from?

lihansyöjä (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.

lihansyöjä (Finnish): carnivore

Definitions

  1. carnivore

Ancestry of “lihansyöjä”, step by step

lihansyöjä 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 liha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlihameat; flesh
2Proto-Finniclihameat
3Proto-Finniclišaaddition, increase

Words derived from “lihansyöjä”

Every word from Middle Chinese 醬 →Every word from Middle Chinese 醬油 →Every word from Japanese 醤油 →