Where does “suojaväistö” come from?

suojaväistö (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.

suojaväistö (Finnish): precautionary evacuation

Definitions

  1. precautionary evacuation

Ancestry of “suojaväistö”, step by step

suojaväistö 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 Väistö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishVäistö—
2Finnishaistisense; Third-person singular indicative past form...
3Finnishhaistiolfaction; the sense of smell
4Finnishhaistaato sniff, smell; to scent, smell/nose out, get...
5Proto-Finnichaistadakto smell
Every word from Middle Chinese 醬 →Every word from Middle Chinese 醬油 →Every word from Japanese 醤油 →