Where does “Japayuki-san” come from?
Japayuki-san (English) comes from English Japan, from Dutch Japan, from Malay Jepang, from Hokkien 日本, from Middle Chinese 日本 — Land of the Rising Sun.
Japayuki-san (English): A Filipina who travels to Japan to work as an...
Definitions
- A Filipina who travels to Japan to work as an...
Ancestry of “Japayuki-san”, step by step
Japayuki-san traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Japan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Japan | A hard black enamel varnish containing asphalt |
| 2 | Dutch | Japan | — |
| 3 | Malay | Jepang | Japanese |
| 4 | Hokkien | 日本 | Japan; Japanese; Japan |
| 5 | Middle Chinese | 日本 | Land of the Rising Sun |
via English karayuki-san
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | karayuki-san | A Japanese girl from a poor agricultural region... |
| 2 | Japanese | 唐行きさん | — |