Where does “Japão” come from?

Japão (Portuguese) comes from Malay Jepang, from Hokkien 日本, from Middle Chinese 日本 — Land of the Rising Sun.

Japão (Portuguese): Japanese

Definitions

  1. Japanese

Ancestry of “Japão”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MalayJepangJapanese
2Hokkien日本Japan; Japanese; Japan
3Middle Chinese日本Land of the Rising Sun

Words derived from “Japão”

Every word from Middle Chinese 日本 →Every word from Hokkien 日本 →Every word from Malay Jepang →