Where does “Japenis” come from?
Japenis (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.
Japenis (English): A Japanese person
Ancestry of “Japenis”, step by step
Japenis 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 penis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | penis | The male reproductive organ used for sexual... |
| 2 | Latin | pēnis | tail |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pē̆s- | to blow |