Where does “seemensööjä” come from?

seemensööjä (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.

seemensööjä (Ingrian): seedeater

Definitions

  1. seedeater

Ancestry of “seemensööjä”, step by step

seemensööjä 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 Ingrian seemen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianseemenseed
2Proto-Finnicseemenseed
3Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₁mn̥seed
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₁-to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...
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