Where does “Japani” come from?
Japani (Finnish) comes from German Japan, from Dutch Japan, from Malay Jepang, from Hokkien 日本, from Middle Chinese 日本 — Land of the Rising Sun.
Japani (Finnish): Japanese language
Ancestry of “Japani”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | 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 |