Where does “サンダカン死の行進” come from?

サンダカン死の行進 (Japanese) comes from Japanese サンダカン, from Malay Sandakan, from Malay -kan, from Proto-Malayic *-kən.

サンダカン死の行進 (Japanese): the Sandakan Death Marches

Definitions

  1. the Sandakan Death Marches

Ancestry of “サンダカン死の行進”, step by step

サンダカン死の行進 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese サンダカン

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseサンダカン—
2MalaySandakan—
3Malay-kanUsed to indicate transitive imperative verbs;...
4Proto-Malayic*-kən—

via Japanese の

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseのgenitive case marker; nominative case marker in a...
2Old Japaneseのplain, field
3Middle Chinese能talent, ability

via Japanese 死

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese死death
2Middle Chinese死—
Every word from Proto-Malayic *-kən →Every word from Malay -kan →Every word from Malay Sandakan →