Where does “kinahapunan” come from?
kinahapunan (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.
kinahapunan (Tagalog): the day before yesterday
Ancestry of “kinahapunan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Tagalog | hapon | afternoon |
| 2 | Spanish | Japón | Japan |
| 3 | Portuguese | Japão | — |
| 4 | Malay | Jepang | Japanese |
| 5 | Hokkien | 日本 | Japan; Japanese; Japan |
| 6 | Middle Chinese | 日本 | Land of the Rising Sun |