Where does “japaninpunamyyrä” come from?

japaninpunamyyrä (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.

japaninpunamyyrä (Finnish): Japanese red-backed vole, Wakayama red-backed vole, Anderson's red-backed vole, Myodes andersoni

Definitions

Japanese red-backed vole, Wakayama red-backed vole, Anderson's red-backed vole, Myodes andersoni

Ancestry of “japaninpunamyyrä”, step by step

japaninpunamyyrä 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 punamyyrä

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	punamyyrä	A northern red-backed vole
2	Finnish	puna	The color red
3	Proto-Finnic	puna	red
4	Proto-Finno-Ugric	puna	color, hair

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