Where does “japaninkampela” come from?

japaninkampela (Finnish) comes from Finnish japani, from German Japan, from Dutch Japan, from Malay Jepang, from Hokkien 日本, from Middle Chinese 日本 — Land of the Rising Sun.

japaninkampela (Finnish): olive flounder, bastard halibut, Japanese halibut, Japanese flatfish, Paralichthys olivaceus marine large-tooth flounder native to the north-western Pacific Ocean

Definitions

olive flounder, bastard halibut, Japanese halibut, Japanese flatfish, Paralichthys olivaceus marine large-tooth flounder native to the north-western Pacific Ocean

Ancestry of “japaninkampela”, step by step

japaninkampela traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish japani

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	japani	Japanese language
2	German	Japan	—
3	Dutch	Japan	—
4	Malay	Jepang	Japanese
5	Hokkien	日本	Japan; Japanese; Japan
6	Middle Chinese	日本	Land of the Rising Sun

via Finnish kampela

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	kampela	flounder, fluke, European flounder; flatfish
2	Finnish	kampi	crank
3	Proto-Finnic	kampi	—

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