Where does “syöjä” come from?

syöjä (Finnish) comes 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.

syöjä (Finnish): eater

Definitions

  1. eater

Ancestry of “syöjä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicsoojashelter; protection; warm
2Russianсо́яjay {{i|dialectal}}
3Dutchsojasoy
4Japaneseそい醤油 soy sauce
5Japanese醤油soy sauce
6Middle Chinese醬油—
7Middle Chinese醬bean paste

Words derived from “syöjä”

Every word from Middle Chinese 醬 →Every word from Middle Chinese 醬油 →Every word from Japanese 醤油 →