Where does “mädänsyöjä” come from?

mädänsyöjä (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.

mädänsyöjä (Finnish): saprophyte

Definitions

  1. saprophyte

Ancestry of “mädänsyöjä”, step by step

mädänsyöjä 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 mätä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmätärotten; fishy; pus
2Proto-Finnicmätäpus; rotten
Every word from Middle Chinese 醬 →Every word from Middle Chinese 醬油 →Every word from Japanese 醤油 →