Where does “japaninunikeko” come from?

japaninunikeko (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.

japaninunikeko (Finnish): Japanese dormouse

Definitions

Japanese dormouse

Ancestry of “japaninunikeko”, step by step

japaninunikeko 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 unikeko

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	unikeko	A dormouse; An edible dormouse or fat dormouse,...
2	Finnish	uni	dream; sleep
3	Proto-Finnic	uni	sleep; dream
4	Proto-Finno-Permic	une	—

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