Where does “Japon” come from?

Japon (French) comes from Dutch Japan, from Malay Jepang, from Hokkien 日本, from Middle Chinese 日本 — Land of the Rising Sun.

Japon (French): {{l|en|Japan}}

Definitions

  1. {{l|en|Japan}}

Ancestry of “Japon”, step by step

Japon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch Japan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchJapan—
2MalayJepangJapanese
3Hokkien日本Japan; Japanese; Japan
4Middle Chinese日本Land of the Rising Sun

via Portuguese Japão

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseJapãoJapanese

Words derived from “Japon”

Every word from Middle Chinese 日本 →Every word from Hokkien 日本 →Every word from Malay Jepang →