Where does “japansk” come from?

japansk (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.

japansk (Danish): Japanese

Definitions

  1. Japanese

Ancestry of “japansk”, step by step

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

Words derived from “japansk”

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