Where does “japanner” come from?
japanner (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.
japanner (English): One who varnishes in the manner of the Japanese,...
Definitions
- One who varnishes in the manner of the Japanese,...
Ancestry of “japanner”, step by step
japanner 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 ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |