Where does “japaninpiparjuuri” come from?
japaninpiparjuuri (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.
japaninpiparjuuri (Finnish): wasabi, "Eutrema japonica"
Definitions
- wasabi, "Eutrema japonica"
Ancestry of “japaninpiparjuuri”, step by step
japaninpiparjuuri 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 piparjuuri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | piparjuuri | horseradish, "Armoracia rusticana" |
| 2 | Finnish | juuri | root; Short for taikinajuuri; a zero of a... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | juuri | root |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Permic | jure | — |