Where does “japan” come from?
Japan derives from Dutch Japan, from Portuguese Japão, from Chinese 日本 (rìběn), ultimately from Min Nan 日本.
japan (English): A hard black enamel varnish containing asphalt;...
Definitions
- A hard black enamel varnish containing asphalt;...
Ancestry of “japan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | Japan | — |
| 2 | Dutch | Japan | — |
| 3 | Malay | Jepang | Japanese |
| 4 | Hokkien | 日本 | Japan; Japanese; Japan |
| 5 | Middle Chinese | 日本 | Land of the Rising Sun |
Words derived from “japan”