Where does “ޖާފާނު” come from?

ޖާފާނު (Dhivehi) comes from Hindi जापान, from English Japan, from Dutch Japan, from Malay Jepang, from Hokkien 日本, from Middle Chinese 日本 — Land of the Rising Sun.

Ancestry of “ޖާފާނު”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiजापान—
2EnglishJapanA hard black enamel varnish containing asphalt
3DutchJapan—
4MalayJepangJapanese
5Hokkien日本Japan; Japanese; Japan
6Middle 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 →