Where does “suojaruukku” come from?

suojaruukku (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.

suojaruukku (Finnish): flower pot cover

Definitions

  1. flower pot cover

Ancestry of “suojaruukku”, step by step

suojaruukku 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 ruukku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishruukkupot; jar; situla
2Swedishkrukaa pot; a coward
3Middle Low Germankrūke—
4Old Saxonkrūka—
5Proto-Germanickrogupot, pitcher
6Proto-Germanic*krōguz—
Every word from Middle Chinese 醬 →Every word from Middle Chinese 醬油 →Every word from Japanese 醤油 →