Where does “kahapon” come from?

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

kahapon (Tagalog): yesterday

Definitions

yesterday

Ancestry of “kahapon”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Tagalog	hapon	afternoon
2	Spanish	Japón	Japan
3	Portuguese	Japão	Japanese
4	Malay	Jepang	Japanese
5	Hokkien	日本	Japan; Japanese; Japan
6	Middle Chinese	日本	Land of the Rising Sun

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