Where does “sikiäissööjä” come from?

sikiäissööjä (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.

sikiäissööjä (Ingrian): insectivore

Definitions

  1. insectivore

Ancestry of “sikiäissööjä”, step by step

sikiäissööjä 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 Chinesebean paste

via Finnish sikiäin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsikiäinovary
2Ingrian-iainUsed to form nouns, especially names of insects
3Ingrian-inForms adjectives indicating the material of which something is made; -en
4Proto-Finno-Ugric*-in
5Proto-Uralic-ma
Every word from Middle Chinese Every word from Middle Chinese 醬油Every word from Japanese 醤油
sikiäissööjä — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer