Where does “ジャップ” come from?
ジャップ (Japanese) comes from English Jap, from English Japanese, from English Japan, from Dutch Japan, from Malay Jepang, from Hokkien 日本, from Middle Chinese 日本 — Land of the Rising Sun.
ジャップ (Japanese): Jap
Definitions
- Jap
Ancestry of “ジャップ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Jap | A Japanese person; The Japanese language; Short... |
| 2 | English | Japanese | Of, relating to, or derived from Japan, its... |
| 3 | English | Japan | A hard black enamel varnish containing asphalt |
| 4 | Dutch | Japan | — |
| 5 | Malay | Jepang | Japanese |
| 6 | Hokkien | 日本 | Japan; Japanese; Japan |
| 7 | Middle Chinese | 日本 | Land of the Rising Sun |