Where does “todistajansuojelu” come from?

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

todistajansuojelu (Finnish): witness protection

Definitions

  1. witness protection

Ancestry of “todistajansuojelu”, step by step

todistajansuojelu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish suojelu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsuojeluprotection; conservation
2FinnishsuojellaTo protect, shelter
3Finnishsuojatato protect, shield
4Finnishsuojashelter; protective covering; refuge
5Proto-Finnicsoojashelter; protection; warm
6Russianсо́яjay {{i|dialectal}}
7Dutchsojasoy
8Japaneseそい醤油 soy sauce
9Japanese醤油soy sauce
10Middle Chinese醬油—
11Middle Chinese醬bean paste

via Finnish todistaja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtodistajawitness
2FinnishtodistaaTo prove, demonstrate, substantiate; To witness,...
3Finnishtositruth, reality, real thing; real-life; true
4Proto-Finnictocitruth
Every word from Middle Chinese 醬 →Every word from Middle Chinese 醬油 →Every word from Japanese 醤油 →