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

  1. a Japanese person; a citizen of Japan

Ancestry of “japano”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MalayJepangJapanese
2Hokkien日本Japan; Japanese; Japan
3Middle Chinese日本Land of the Rising Sun

Words derived from “japano”

Every word from Middle Chinese 日本 →Every word from Hokkien 日本 →Every word from Malay Jepang →