Where does “giapponese” come from?

giapponese (Italian) comes from Italian Giappone, from French japon, from Portuguese Japão, from Malay Jepang, from Hokkien 日本, from Middle Chinese 日本 — Land of the Rising Sun.

giapponese (Italian): Japanese; A person from Japan

Definitions

  1. Japanese; A person from Japan

Ancestry of “giapponese”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianGiapponeJapan
2Frenchjaponjapanware; Japanese porcelain
3PortugueseJapãoJapanese
4MalayJepangJapanese
5Hokkien日本Japan; Japanese; Japan
6Middle Chinese日本Land of the Rising Sun

Words derived from “giapponese”

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