Where does “soija” come from?

soija (Finnish) comes from Dutch soja, from Japanese そい, from Japanese 醤油, from Middle Chinese 醬油, from Middle Chinese 醬 — bean paste.

soija (Finnish): soy/soya; soy sauce; sweat

Definitions

  1. soy/soya; soy sauce; sweat

Ancestry of “soija”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsojasoy
2Japaneseそい醤油 soy sauce
3Japanese醤油soy sauce
4Middle Chinese醬油—
5Middle Chinese醬bean paste

Words derived from “soija”

Every word from Middle Chinese 醬 →Every word from Middle Chinese 醬油 →Every word from Japanese 醤油 →