Where does “suojanimiö” come from?

suojanimiö (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.

suojanimiö (Finnish): half title, bastard title

Definitions

  1. half title, bastard title

Ancestry of “suojanimiö”, step by step

suojanimiö 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 Chinese醬bean paste

via Finnish nimiö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnimiöthe text on a title page, usually indicating the title, author and publisher
2Finnish-iöFront vowel variant of -io
3Spanish-ijoindicating a diminutive or despective quality
4Proto-Bantuì-Class 5 noun prefix
Every word from Middle Chinese 醬 →Every word from Middle Chinese 醬油 →Every word from Japanese 醤油 →