Where does “יפן” come from?

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

Ancestry of “יפן”, step by step

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

Words derived from “יפן

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