Where does “suojaravintoaine” come from?

suojaravintoaine (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.

suojaravintoaine (Finnish): a nutrient that one must consume to prevent deficiency diseases, such as many vitamins, proteins or minerals

Definitions

  1. a nutrient that one must consume to prevent deficiency diseases, such as many vitamins, proteins or minerals

Ancestry of “suojaravintoaine”, step by step

suojaravintoaine 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 ravintoaine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishravintoainenutrient
2Finnishravintonutrition, nourishment, nutriment; nutritional
3Finnish-ntö
4Finnish-möFront vowel variant of -mo
5Finnish-iA nominal suffix used in eg. ukko → ukki; Used...
6Proto-Uralic-joblique plural
Every word from Middle Chinese Every word from Middle Chinese 醬油Every word from Japanese 醤油
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