Where does “jap” come from?

jap (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.

jap (English): To carry out a sneak attack upon

Definitions

  1. To carry out a sneak attack upon

Ancestry of “jap”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishJapaneseOf, relating to, or derived from Japan, its...
2EnglishJapanA hard black enamel varnish containing asphalt
3DutchJapan—
4MalayJepangJapanese
5Hokkien日本Japan; Japanese; Japan
6Middle Chinese日本Land of the Rising Sun
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