Where does “japaninpystykorva” come from?
japaninpystykorva (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.
japaninpystykorva (Finnish): Japanese spitz
Definitions
- Japanese spitz
Ancestry of “japaninpystykorva”, step by step
japaninpystykorva 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 pystykorva
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pystykorva | spitz; A Finnish modification of the Mosin-Nagant... |
| 2 | Finnish | pysty | Indicative present connegative form of pystyä;... |
| 3 | Finnish | pistää | to poke, thrust; to stick, prick, stab, puncture;... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | pistädäk | to poke, to thrust, to stab, to sting; to put, to... |
| 5 | Proto-Finno-Permic | pistä- | — |