Where does “sukopistotulppa” come from?
sukopistotulppa (Finnish) comes from Finnish suko, from Finnish suojakosketin, from Finnish suoja, from Proto-Finnic sooja, from Russian со́я, from Dutch soja, from Japanese そい, from Japanese 醤油 — bean paste.
Ancestry of “sukopistotulppa”, step by step
sukopistotulppa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish suko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | suko | Schuko |
| 2 | Finnish | suojakosketin | protective contact |
| 3 | Finnish | suoja | shelter; protective covering; refuge |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | sooja | shelter; protection; warm |
| 5 | Russian | со́я | jay {{i|dialectal}} |
| 6 | Dutch | soja | soy |
| 7 | Japanese | そい | 醤油 soy sauce |
| 8 | Japanese | 醤油 | soy sauce |
| 9 | Middle Chinese | 醬油 | — |
| 10 | Middle Chinese | 醬 | bean paste |
via Finnish pistotulppa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pistotulppa | plug electric connecting device |
| 2 | Finnish | pisto | sting, bite; prick, puncture, hole made by... |
| 3 | Finnish | pistää | to poke, thrust; to stick, prick, stab, puncture;... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | pistädäk | to poke, to thrust, to stab, to sting; to put, to... |
| 5 | Proto-Finno-Permic | pistä- | — |