Where does “jyvänsööjä” come from?

jyvänsööjä (Ingrian) 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.

jyvänsööjä (Ingrian): grain eater

Definitions

  1. grain eater

Ancestry of “jyvänsööjä”, step by step

jyvänsööjä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Finnic sooja

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

via Finnish jyvä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjyvägrain, kernel, corn; caryopsis; achene
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*jüvä—
3Proto-Uralicjewä—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyéwoscereal, grain; barley, spelt
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyew-to mix
Every word from Middle Chinese 醬 →Every word from Middle Chinese 醬油 →Every word from Japanese 醤油 →