Where does “suojapenger” come from?

suojapenger (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.

suojapenger (Finnish): floodbank, dike, levee

Definitions

  1. floodbank, dike, levee

Ancestry of “suojapenger”, step by step

suojapenger 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 penger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpengerembankment; bank; terrace
2Proto-Germanicbankiza raised surface; bulge; hillock; slope; bench
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeg-to break
Every word from Middle Chinese 醬 →Every word from Middle Chinese 醬油 →Every word from Japanese 醤油 →