Where does “Japannees” come from?

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

Japannees (Afrikaans): Japanese of, from, or pertaining to Japan, the Japanese people or the Japanese language

Definitions

Japanese of, from, or pertaining to Japan, the Japanese people or the Japanese language

Ancestry of “Japannees”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Afrikaans	Japan	—
2	Dutch	Japan	—
3	Malay	Jepang	Japanese
4	Hokkien	日本	Japan; Japanese; Japan
5	Middle Chinese	日本	Land of the Rising Sun

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