Where does “hapõgua” come from?
hapõgua (Paraguayan Guaraní) comes from Paraguayan Guaraní Hapõ, from Spanish Japón, from Portuguese Japão, from Malay Jepang, from Hokkien 日本, from Middle Chinese 日本 — Land of the Rising Sun.
Ancestry of “hapõgua”, step by step
hapõgua traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Paraguayan Guaraní Hapõ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paraguayan Guaraní | Hapõ | — |
| 2 | Spanish | Japón | Japan |
| 3 | Portuguese | Japão | Japanese |
| 4 | Malay | Jepang | Japanese |
| 5 | Hokkien | 日本 | Japan; Japanese; Japan |
| 6 | Middle Chinese | 日本 | Land of the Rising Sun |
via Paraguayan Guaraní gua
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paraguayan Guaraní | gua | — |