Where does “nipo-” come from?

nipo- (Portuguese) comes from Japanese 日本, from Japanese 日, from Old Japanese 日, from Proto-Japonic *pi — day, sun.

nipo- (Portuguese): Nippo-

Definitions

  1. Nippo-

Ancestry of “nipo-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese日本{{l|en|Japan}}; Japan
2JapaneseSunday
3Old Japanesethe sun; sunlight, sunshine; daytime, daylight
4Proto-Japonic*piday, sun

Words derived from “nipo-

Every word from Proto-Japonic *piEvery word from Old Japanese Every word from Japanese