Where does “Jepang” come from?
Jepang (Malay) comes from Hokkien 日本, from Middle Chinese 日本 — Land of the Rising Sun.
Jepang (Malay): Japanese
Ancestry of “Jepang”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hokkien | 日本 | Japan; Japanese; Japan |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 日本 | Land of the Rising Sun |
Words derived from “Jepang”