Where does “luonnonsuojelija” come from?

luonnonsuojelija (Finnish) comes from Finnish suojelija, from Finnish suojella, from Finnish suojata, from Finnish suoja, from Proto-Finnic sooja, from Russian со́я, from Dutch soja, from Japanese そい — bean paste.

luonnonsuojelija (Finnish): conservationist, environmentalist

Definitions

  1. conservationist, environmentalist

Ancestry of “luonnonsuojelija”, step by step

luonnonsuojelija traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish suojelija

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

via Finnish luonto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishluontonature, environment; characteristics of a person
2Finnishluodato create; to shovel; to shed
3Proto-Finniclöödäkto hit, to strike; to beat
4Proto-Finno-Ugriclewe-to throw, shoot
Every word from Middle Chinese 醬 →Every word from Middle Chinese 醬油 →Every word from Japanese 醤油 →