Where does “Seapáinis” come from?
Seapáinis (Irish) comes from Irish Seapáin, from English Japan, from Dutch Japan, from Malay Jepang, from Hokkien 日本, from Middle Chinese 日本 — Land of the Rising Sun.
Ancestry of “Seapáinis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Irish | Seapáin | Japan |
| 2 | English | 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 |