Where does “vihermehiläissyöjä” come from?

vihermehiläissyöjä (Finnish) comes from Finnish mehiläissyöjä, from Finnish syöjä, 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.

vihermehiläissyöjä (Finnish): blue-cheeked bee-eater

Definitions

  1. blue-cheeked bee-eater

Ancestry of “vihermehiläissyöjä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmehiläissyöjäbee-eater; European bee-eater
2Finnishsyöjäeater
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
Every word from Middle Chinese 醬 →Every word from Middle Chinese 醬油 →Every word from Japanese 醤油 →