Where does “ethbys Japan” come from?

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

ethbys Japan (Cornish): Fatsia japonica

Definitions

  1. Fatsia japonica

Ancestry of “ethbys Japan”, step by step

ethbys Japan traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Cornish Japan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CornishJapan
2EnglishJapanA hard black enamel varnish containing asphalt
3DutchJapan
4MalayJepangJapanese
5Hokkien日本Japan; Japanese; Japan
6Middle Chinese日本Land of the Rising Sun

via Cornish eth

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishetheight; scents
2Proto-Brythonicüiθeight
3Proto-Celticoxtūeight
4Proto-Indo-Europeanoḱtṓweight
5Proto-Indo-Europeanaḱ-sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...

via Cornish bys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishbysworld
2Proto-Brythonicbɨdworld
3Proto-Celticbitusworld
4Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷiH-tu-life
Every word from Middle Chinese 日本Every word from Hokkien 日本Every word from Malay Jepang