Where does “જાપાનીઝ” come from?

જાપાનીઝ (Gujarati) comes 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.

જાપાનીઝ (Gujarati): Japanese

Definitions

  1. Japanese

Ancestry of “જાપાનીઝ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishJapaneseOf, relating to, or derived from Japan, its...
2EnglishJapanA hard black enamel varnish containing asphalt
3DutchJapan—
4MalayJepangJapanese
5Hokkien日本Japan; Japanese; Japan
6Middle Chinese日本Land of the Rising Sun
Every word from Middle Chinese 日本 →Every word from Hokkien 日本 →Every word from Malay Jepang →