Where does “japaninkellovaivero” come from?

japaninkellovaivero (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.

japaninkellovaivero (Finnish): Japanese andromeda, Pieris japonica plant

Definitions

  1. Japanese andromeda, Pieris japonica plant

Ancestry of “japaninkellovaivero”, step by step

japaninkellovaivero traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish japani

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishjapaniJapanese language
2GermanJapan—
3DutchJapan—
4MalayJepangJapanese
5Hokkien日本Japan; Japanese; Japan
6Middle Chinese日本Land of the Rising Sun

via Finnish kellovaivero

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkellovaiverofetterbush plant in the genus
2Finnishkelloclock; o'clock; time
3Proto-Finnickello—
4Proto-Germanicskellǭbell
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḱel-to be obligated, owe
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot
Every word from Middle Chinese 日本 →Every word from Hokkien 日本 →Every word from Malay Jepang →