Where does “japsipoppi” come from?
japsipoppi (Finnish) comes from Finnish japsi, from English Jap, from English Japanese, from English Japan, from Dutch Japan, from Malay Jepang, from Hokkien 日本, from Middle Chinese 日本 — Land of the Rising Sun.
japsipoppi (Finnish): J-pop Japanese pop music
Definitions
- J-pop Japanese pop music
Ancestry of “japsipoppi”, step by step
japsipoppi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish japsi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | japsi | Jap |
| 2 | English | Jap | A Japanese person; The Japanese language; Short... |
| 3 | English | Japanese | Of, relating to, or derived from Japan, its... |
| 4 | English | Japan | A hard black enamel varnish containing asphalt |
| 5 | Dutch | Japan | — |
| 6 | Malay | Jepang | Japanese |
| 7 | Hokkien | 日本 | Japan; Japanese; Japan |
| 8 | Middle Chinese | 日本 | Land of the Rising Sun |
via Finnish poppi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | poppi | — |