Where does “japaninnäätä” come from?

japaninnäätä (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.

japaninnäätä (Finnish): Japanese marten, Martes melampus

Definitions

  1. Japanese marten, Martes melampus

Ancestry of “japaninnäätä”, step by step

japaninnäätä 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 näätä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnäätäpine marten; marten
2Proto-Slavicgnědъbrown
Every word from Middle Chinese 日本 →Every word from Hokkien 日本 →Every word from Malay Jepang →