Where does “suojelu” come from?

suojelu (Finnish) comes from Finnish suojella, from Finnish suojata, from Finnish suoja, from Proto-Finnic sooja, from Russian со́я, from Dutch soja, from Japanese そい, from Japanese 醤油 — bean paste.

suojelu (Finnish): protection; conservation

Definitions

  1. protection; conservation

Ancestry of “suojelu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishsuojellaTo protect, shelter
2Finnishsuojatato protect, shield
3Finnishsuojashelter; protective covering; refuge
4Proto-Finnicsoojashelter; protection; warm
5Russianсо́яjay {{i|dialectal}}
6Dutchsojasoy
7Japaneseそい醤油 soy sauce
8Japanese醤油soy sauce
9Middle Chinese醬油—
10Middle Chinese醬bean paste

Words derived from “suojelu”

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