Where does “siemensyöjä” come from?

siemensyöjä (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.

siemensyöjä (Finnish): granivore

Definitions

  1. granivore

Ancestry of “siemensyöjä”, step by step

siemensyöjä 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 siemen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsiemenseed; semen; precursor
2Proto-Finnicseemenseed
3Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₁mn̥seed
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₁-to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...
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