Where does “フィリピン海” come from?

フィリピン海 (Japanese) comes from Japanese フィリピン, from Chinese 菲律賓, from English Philippines, from French Philippines, from Spanish Filipinas, from Spanish Felipe, from Latin Philippus, from Ancient Greek φίλιππος — together, one.

フィリピン海 (Japanese): the Philippine Sea

Definitions

the Philippine Sea

Ancestry of “フィリピン海”, step by step

フィリピン海 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese フィリピン

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Japanese	フィリピン	the Philippines; Philippines
2	Chinese	菲律賓	—
3	English	Philippines	—
4	French	Philippines	—
5	Spanish	Filipinas	{{l\|en\|Philippines}}
6	Spanish	Felipe	Philip biblical apostle
7	Latin	Philippus	—
8	Ancient Greek	φίλιππος	fond of horses
9	Ancient Greek	φιλέω	I love, like, regard highly; I treat kindly,...
10	Ancient Greek	ἀτέλεια	exemption from public burdens, immunity
11	Ancient Greek	ἀ-	The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
12	Proto-Hellenic	hə-	same; together
13	Proto-Indo-European	sm̥-	one; with, together
14	Proto-Indo-European	sem-	together, one

via Japanese 海

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Japanese	海	a sea, an ocean; a lake; an object covering over...
2	Old Japanese	うな	—

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀ- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀτέλεια →