Where does “lipun” come from?

lipun (Finnish) comes from Hokkien 日本, from Middle Chinese 日本 — Land of the Rising Sun.

lipun (Finnish): Genitive singular form of lippu

Definitions

  1. Genitive singular form of lippu

Ancestry of “lipun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hokkien日本Japan; Japanese; Japan
2Middle Chinese日本Land of the Rising Sun
Every word from Middle Chinese 日本 →Every word from Hokkien 日本 →