Where does “työsuojeluasiamies” come from?

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

työsuojeluasiamies (Finnish): occupational safety ombudsman, occupational safety and health ombudsman, occupational safety officer, occupational safety and health officer; a person (or one of the persons), elected by employees to represent a smaller group of them in matters related to occupational safety and health, who is a sub

Definitions

  1. occupational safety ombudsman, occupational safety and health ombudsman, occupational safety officer, occupational safety and health officer; a person (or one of the persons), elected by employees to represent a smaller group of them in matters related to occupational safety and health, who is a sub

Ancestry of “työsuojeluasiamies”, step by step

työsuojeluasiamies traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish työsuojelu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtyösuojeluoccupational safety and health
2Finnishsuojeluprotection; conservation
3FinnishsuojellaTo protect, shelter
4Finnishsuojatato protect, shield
5Finnishsuojashelter; protective covering; refuge
6Proto-Finnicsoojashelter; protection; warm
7Russianсо́яjay {{i|dialectal}}
8Dutchsojasoy
9Japaneseそい醤油 soy sauce
10Japanese醤油soy sauce
11Middle Chinese醬油
12Middle Chinesebean paste

via Finnish asiamies

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishasiamiesAn agent
2Finnishmiesman; husband
3Proto-Finnicmeesman, male; husband
4Proto-Finnicmeexes
Every word from Middle Chinese Every word from Middle Chinese 醬油Every word from Japanese 醤油