Where does “palosuojata” come from?

palosuojata (Finnish) comes from Finnish suojata, from Finnish suoja, 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.

palosuojata (Finnish): to protect from fire

Definitions

  1. to protect from fire

Ancestry of “palosuojata”, step by step

palosuojata traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish suojata

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsuojatato protect, shield
2Finnishsuojashelter; protective covering; refuge
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 Palo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishPaloname of many small places in Finland
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*palo
Every word from Middle Chinese Every word from Middle Chinese 醬油Every word from Japanese 醤油