Where does “suojakotelo” come from?

suojakotelo (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.

suojakotelo (Finnish): protective container, protective case

Definitions

protective container, protective case

Ancestry of “suojakotelo”, step by step

suojakotelo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish suoja

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	suoja	shelter; protective covering; refuge
2	Proto-Finnic	sooja	shelter; protection; warm
3	Russian	со́я	jay {{i\|dialectal}}
4	Dutch	soja	soy
5	Japanese	そい	醤油 soy sauce
6	Japanese	醤油	soy sauce
7	Middle Chinese	醬油	—
8	Middle Chinese	醬	bean paste

via Finnish kotelo

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	kotelo	pupa; cocoon; case, box, capsule, enclosure
2	Finnish	-lö	Front vowel variant of -lo
3	Finnish	-lä	Front vowel variant of -la
4	Finnish	-as	Forms some adjectives; Forms some nouns
5	Proto-Finnic	-s	Forms nouns
6	Proto-Finno-Ugric	-s	—

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