Where does “Japanesic” come from?
Japanesic (English) comes from English Japanese, from English Japan, from Dutch Japan, from Malay Jepang, from Hokkien 日本, from Middle Chinese 日本 — Land of the Rising Sun.
Japanesic (English): A language family containing the Japanese language
Definitions
- A language family containing the Japanese language
Ancestry of “Japanesic”, step by step
Japanesic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Japanese
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Japanese | Of, relating to, or derived from Japan, its... |
| 2 | English | Japan | A hard black enamel varnish containing asphalt |
| 3 | Dutch | Japan | — |
| 4 | Malay | Jepang | Japanese |
| 5 | Hokkien | 日本 | Japan; Japanese; Japan |
| 6 | Middle Chinese | 日本 | Land of the Rising Sun |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |