Where does “japaninpeura” come from?

japaninpeura (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.

Ancestry of “japaninpeura”, step by step

japaninpeura 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 peura

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	peura	a reindeer or a caribou, a general term used to...
2	Proto-Finno-Ugric	*pëtra	—

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