Where does “japaner” come from?

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

japaner (German): Japanese (person)

Definitions

  1. Japanese (person)

Ancestry of “japaner”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanJapan—
2DutchJapan—
3MalayJepangJapanese
4Hokkien日本Japan; Japanese; Japan
5Middle Chinese日本Land of the Rising Sun

Words derived from “japaner”

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