Where does “suojavyöhyke” come from?

suojavyöhyke (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.

suojavyöhyke (Finnish): buffer zone any, usually strip-like land area meant to protect something

Definitions

  1. buffer zone any, usually strip-like land area meant to protect something

Ancestry of “suojavyöhyke”, step by step

suojavyöhyke 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 vyöhyke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvyöhykezone
2Finnishvyöhytbelt, especially a decorated belt
3Finnishvyöbelt, girdle; band; zone
4Proto-Finnicvööbelt
5Proto-Finno-Ugricwiŋä
Every word from Middle Chinese Every word from Middle Chinese 醬油Every word from Japanese 醤油