Where does “japano” come from?
japano (Esperanto) comes from Malay Jepang, from Hokkien 日本, from Middle Chinese 日本 — Land of the Rising Sun.
japano (Esperanto): a Japanese person; a citizen of Japan
Definitions
- a Japanese person; a citizen of Japan
Ancestry of “japano”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Malay | Jepang | Japanese |
| 2 | Hokkien | 日本 | Japan; Japanese; Japan |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 日本 | Land of the Rising Sun |
Words derived from “japano”