Where does “soijakakku” come from?

soijakakku (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.

soijakakku (Finnish): soybean meal; soy cake

Definitions

  1. soybean meal; soy cake

Ancestry of “soijakakku”, step by step

soijakakku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish soija

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsoijasoy/soya; soy sauce; sweat
2Dutchsojasoy
3Japaneseそい醤油 soy sauce
4Japanese醤油soy sauce
5Middle Chinese醬油
6Middle Chinesebean paste

via Finnish kakku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkakkucake; pie; honeycomb
2Proto-Germanickakǭcake
3Proto-Indo-Europeangōg-round, ball-shaped object; lump; clump
Every word from Middle Chinese Every word from Middle Chinese 醬油Every word from Japanese 醤油
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