Where does “Japanerin” come from?
Japanerin (German) comes from German japaner, from German Japan, from Dutch Japan, from Malay Jepang, from Hokkien 日本, from Middle Chinese 日本 — Land of the Rising Sun.
Japanerin (German): female equivalent of Japaner
Definitions
- female equivalent of Japaner
Ancestry of “Japanerin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | japaner | — |
| 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 |