Where does “Japan” come from?

Japan (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch Japan, from Malay Jepang, from Hokkien 日本, from Middle Chinese 日本 — Land of the Rising Sun.

Ancestry of “Japan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchJapan—
2MalayJepangJapanese
3Hokkien日本Japan; Japanese; Japan
4Middle Chinese日本Land of the Rising Sun

Words derived from “Japan”

Every word from Middle Chinese 日本 →Every word from Hokkien 日本 →Every word from Malay Jepang →