Where does “ญี่ปุ่น” come from?
ญี่ปุ่น (Thai) comes from Hokkien 日本, from Middle Chinese 日本 — Land of the Rising Sun.
ญี่ปุ่น (Thai): Japanese language; Japanese person
Definitions
- Japanese language; Japanese person
Ancestry of “ญี่ปุ่น”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hokkien | 日本 | Japan; Japanese; Japan |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 日本 | Land of the Rising Sun |