Where does “rantojensuojelu” come from?
rantojensuojelu (Finnish) comes from Finnish suojelu, 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.
rantojensuojelu (Finnish): shore protection, coastal protection
Definitions
- shore protection, coastal protection
Ancestry of “rantojensuojelu”, step by step
rantojensuojelu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish suojelu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | suojelu | protection; conservation |
| 2 | Finnish | suojella | To protect, shelter |
| 3 | Finnish | suojata | to protect, shield |
| 4 | Finnish | suoja | shelter; protective covering; refuge |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | sooja | shelter; protection; warm |
| 6 | Russian | со́я | jay {{i|dialectal}} |
| 7 | Dutch | soja | soy |
| 8 | Japanese | そい | 醤油 soy sauce |
| 9 | Japanese | 醤油 | soy sauce |
| 10 | Middle Chinese | 醬油 | — |
| 11 | Middle Chinese | 醬 | bean paste |
via Finnish Ranta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Ranta | Any of a number of small places in Finland |
| 2 | Finnish | ranta | shore; beach; bank |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | ranta | shore, coast |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | strandō | edge; rim; shore, strand |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)trAnt- | strand, border, field |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sterh₃- | to spread, extend, stretch out |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ster- | sterile, infertile |