Where does “lihansyöjäkasvi” come from?

lihansyöjäkasvi (Finnish) comes from Finnish lihansyöjä, 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 — bean paste.

lihansyöjäkasvi (Finnish): carnivorous plant

Definitions

  1. carnivorous plant

Ancestry of “lihansyöjäkasvi”, step by step

lihansyöjäkasvi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lihansyöjä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlihansyöjäcarnivore
2Finnishsyöjäeater
3Proto-Finnicsoojashelter; protection; warm
4Russianсо́яjay {{i|dialectal}}
5Dutchsojasoy
6Japaneseそい醤油 soy sauce
7Japanese醤油soy sauce
8Middle Chinese醬油
9Middle Chinesebean paste

via Finnish kasvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkasviplant
2Finnishkasvaato grow
3Proto-Finnickasvadakto grow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewks-
Every word from Middle Chinese Every word from Middle Chinese 醬油Every word from Japanese 醤油