Where does “南アフリカ” come from?

南アフリカ (Japanese) comes from Japanese アフリカ, from Latin Āfrica, from Latin āfricus, from Latin Āfri, from Albanian afër, from Proto-Albanian apsera, from Proto-Albanian aps, from Latin Apis — the god Apis.

Ancestry of “南アフリカ”, step by step

南アフリカ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese アフリカ

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Japanese	アフリカ	Africa
2	Latin	Āfrica	the territory of Carthage, the African coast west of Cyrenaica
3	Latin	āfricus	African
4	Latin	Āfri	—
5	Albanian	afër	at, beside, by, near, nearby, near to, next to
6	Proto-Albanian	apsera	at, beside, by, near, nearby, near to, next to
7	Proto-Albanian	aps	—
8	Latin	Apis	A seaport town of Egypt situated at the borders with Marmarica
9	Ancient Greek	Ἄπις	—
10	Coptic	ϩⲁⲡⲉ	the Apis bull, a bull worshipped as a herald of the gods (first Ptah, then Osiris, then Atum)
11	Egyptian	ḥp	the god Apis

via Japanese 南

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Japanese	南	the south; a southerly, south wind; to go south
2	Middle Chinese	南	—

Words derived from “南アフリカ”

南アフリカ共和国

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