Where does “Japonca” come from?

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

Japonca (Turkish): Japanese language

Definitions

  1. Japanese language

Ancestry of “Japonca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TurkishJaponJapanese, relating to Japan or Japaneses
2Frenchjaponjapanware; Japanese porcelain
3PortugueseJapãoJapanese
4MalayJepangJapanese
5Hokkien日本Japan; Japanese; Japan
6Middle Chinese日本Land of the Rising Sun
Every word from Middle Chinese 日本Every word from Hokkien 日本Every word from Malay Jepang
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