Where does “japayuki” come from?

japayuki (Tagalog) comes from English Japayuki-san, from English Japan, from Dutch Japan, from Malay Jepang, from Hokkien 日本, from Middle Chinese 日本 — Land of the Rising Sun.

japayuki (Tagalog): a Filipina who travels to Japan to work as an entertainer, with implications of prostitution

Definitions

  1. a Filipina who travels to Japan to work as an entertainer, with implications of prostitution

Ancestry of “japayuki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishJapayuki-sanA Filipina who travels to Japan to work as an...
2EnglishJapanA hard black enamel varnish containing asphalt
3DutchJapan—
4MalayJepangJapanese
5Hokkien日本Japan; Japanese; Japan
6Middle Chinese日本Land of the Rising Sun

Words derived from “japayuki”

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