Where does “japánok” come from?
japánok (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian japán, from German Japan, from Dutch Japan, from Malay Jepang, from Hokkien 日本, from Middle Chinese 日本 — Land of the Rising Sun.
japánok (Hungarian): nominative plural of japán
Definitions
- nominative plural of japán
Ancestry of “japánok”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hungarian | japán | Japanese |
| 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 |