Where does “ジャパン” come from?

ジャパン (Japanese) comes from English Japan, from Dutch Japan, from Malay Jepang, from Hokkien 日本, from Middle Chinese 日本 — Land of the Rising Sun.

ジャパン (Japanese): Japan

Definitions

  1. Japan

Ancestry of “ジャパン”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishJapanA hard black enamel varnish containing asphalt
2DutchJapan—
3MalayJepangJapanese
4Hokkien日本Japan; Japanese; Japan
5Middle 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 →