Where does “soijajauho” come from?

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

soijajauho (Finnish): soy flour

Definitions

soy flour

Ancestry of “soijajauho”, step by step

soijajauho traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish soija

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	soija	soy/soya; soy sauce; sweat
2	Dutch	soja	soy
3	Japanese	そい	醤油 soy sauce
4	Japanese	醤油	soy sauce
5	Middle Chinese	醬油	—
6	Middle Chinese	醬	bean paste

via Finnish jauho

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	jauho	flour
2	Proto-Finno-Ugric	*jauho	—

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