Where does “Japon” come from?

Japon (Turkish) comes from French japon, from Portuguese Japão, from Malay Jepang, from Hokkien 日本, from Middle Chinese 日本 — Land of the Rising Sun.

Japon (Turkish): Japanese, relating to Japan or Japaneses

Definitions

  1. Japanese, relating to Japan or Japaneses

Ancestry of “Japon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchjaponjapanware; Japanese porcelain
2PortugueseJapãoJapanese
3MalayJepangJapanese
4Hokkien日本Japan; Japanese; Japan
5Middle Chinese日本Land of the Rising Sun

Words derived from “Japon”

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