Where does “ဂျပန်” come from?

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

ဂျပန် (Burmese): Japan; Japanese

Definitions

  1. Japan; Japanese

Ancestry of “ဂျပန်”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishJapanA hard black enamel varnish containing asphalt
2DutchJapan—
3MalayJepangJapanese
4Hokkien日本Japan; Japanese; Japan
5Middle Chinese日本Land of the Rising Sun

Words derived from “ဂျပန်”

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