Where does “japaninkielinen” come from?

japaninkielinen (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.

japaninkielinen (Finnish): Japanese speaker

Definitions

  1. Japanese speaker

Ancestry of “japaninkielinen”, step by step

japaninkielinen 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 kieli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkielitongue; language; string
2Proto-Finnickeelitongue; language
3Proto-Uralickäletongue; language
Every word from Middle Chinese 日本 →Every word from Hokkien 日本 →Every word from Malay Jepang →