Where does “japaner” come from?

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

japaner (Danish): Japanese

Definitions

  1. Japanese

Ancestry of “japaner”, step by step

japaner traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish Japan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishJapan—
2DutchJapan—
3MalayJepangJapanese
4Hokkien日本Japan; Japanese; Japan
5Middle Chinese日本Land of the Rising Sun

via Danish er

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danisherpresent of være; are
Every word from Middle Chinese 日本 →Every word from Hokkien 日本 →Every word from Malay Jepang →