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

  1. nominative plural of japán

Ancestry of “japánok”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HungarianjapánJapanese
2GermanJapan—
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 →