Where does “Fujianese” come from?
Fujianese (English) comes from English Fujian, from English Fuji, from Japanese 富士, from Old Japanese 富士, from Ainu フヂ — fire.
Fujianese (English): Of or relating to the province of Fujian in...
Definitions
- Of or relating to the province of Fujian in...
Ancestry of “Fujianese”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Fujian | Of, from, or related to, Mount Fuji |
| 2 | English | Fuji | — |
| 3 | Japanese | 富士 | Short for 江戸の富士 : a hill imitating Mount Fuji; an... |
| 4 | Old Japanese | 富士 | — |
| 5 | Ainu | フヂ | fire |