Where does “со́я” come from?

со́я (Russian) comes from Dutch soja, from Japanese そい, from Japanese 醤油, from Middle Chinese 醬油, from Middle Chinese 醬 — bean paste.

со́я (Russian): jay {{i|dialectal}}

Definitions

  1. jay {{i|dialectal}}

Ancestry of “со́я”, step by step

со́я traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch soja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsojasoy
2Japaneseそい醤油 soy sauce
3Japanese醤油soy sauce
4Middle Chinese醬油—
5Middle Chinese醬bean paste

via Japanese 宗谷

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese宗谷cape Souya on Hokkaidou island, Japan

Words derived from “со́я”

Every word from Middle Chinese 醬 →Every word from Middle Chinese 醬油 →Every word from Japanese 醤油 →