Where does “hapon” come from?
hapon (Tagalog) comes from Spanish Japón, from Portuguese Japão, from Malay Jepang, from Hokkien 日本, from Middle Chinese 日本 — Land of the Rising Sun.
hapon (Tagalog): afternoon
Ancestry of “hapon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | Japón | Japan |
| 2 | Portuguese | Japão | — |
| 3 | Malay | Jepang | Japanese |
| 4 | Hokkien | 日本 | Japan; Japanese; Japan |
| 5 | Middle Chinese | 日本 | Land of the Rising Sun |
Words derived from “hapon”