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

  1. Japanese language; Japanese person

Ancestry of “ญี่ปุ่น”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hokkien日本Japan; Japanese; Japan
2Middle Chinese日本Land of the Rising Sun

Words derived from “ญี่ปุ่น”

Every word from Middle Chinese 日本 →Every word from Hokkien 日本 →