Where does “suojaikä” come from?

suojaikä (Finnish) comes from Finnish suoja, 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.

suojaikä (Finnish): an age of majority according to a law, such as the age of consent or an age below which working times are restricted

Definitions

  1. an age of majority according to a law, such as the age of consent or an age below which working times are restricted

Ancestry of “suojaikä”, step by step

suojaikä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish suoja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsuojashelter; protective covering; refuge
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 Chinesebean paste

via Finnish ikä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishikäage; life; lifetime
2Proto-Finnicikäage; lifetime
3Proto-Finno-Ugricikäage, year
Every word from Middle Chinese Every word from Middle Chinese 醬油Every word from Japanese 醤油