Where does “japaninmispeli” come from?

japaninmispeli (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.

japaninmispeli (Finnish): loquat, Eriobotrya japonica

Definitions

  1. loquat, Eriobotrya japonica

Ancestry of “japaninmispeli”, step by step

japaninmispeli 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 mispeli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmispelimedlar
2Swedishmispel—
3Germanmispelmedlar
4LatinmespilumThe medlar
5Ancient Greekμέσπιλονmedlar
Every word from Middle Chinese 日本 →Every word from Hokkien 日本 →Every word from Malay Jepang →