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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

  1. Of or relating to the province of Fujian in...

Ancestry of “Fujianese”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishFujianOf, from, or related to, Mount Fuji
2EnglishFuji—
3Japanese富士Short for 江戸の富士 : a hill imitating Mount Fuji; an...
4Old Japanese富士—
5Ainuフヂfire
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