Where does “yapon” come from?

yapon (Sranan Tongo) comes from Dutch japon, from Dutch Japan, from Malay Jepang, from Hokkien 日本, from Middle Chinese 日本 — Land of the Rising Sun.

yapon (Sranan Tongo): dress

Definitions

  1. dress

Ancestry of “yapon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchjaponA gown, a robe, a dress
2DutchJapan—
3MalayJepangJapanese
4Hokkien日本Japan; Japanese; Japan
5Middle Chinese日本Land of the Rising Sun
Every word from Middle Chinese 日本 →Every word from Hokkien 日本 →Every word from Malay Jepang →