Where does “valokaarivikasuoja” come from?

valokaarivikasuoja (Finnish) comes from Finnish vikasuoja, 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 — bean paste.

valokaarivikasuoja (Finnish): arc-fault circuit interrupter

Definitions

  1. arc-fault circuit interrupter

Ancestry of “valokaarivikasuoja”, step by step

valokaarivikasuoja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vikasuoja

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

via Finnish valokaari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvalokaarielectric arc
2Finnishkaaricurve; bow; arch
3Proto-Finnickaaricurve
4Proto-Uralickëŋerecurved thing
Every word from Middle Chinese 醬 →Every word from Middle Chinese 醬油 →Every word from Japanese 醤油 →