Where does “Yapänik” come from?
Yapänik (Volapük) comes from Volapük Yapän, from German Japan, from Dutch Japan, from Malay Jepang, from Hokkien 日本, from Middle Chinese 日本 — Land of the Rising Sun.
Yapänik (Volapük): Japanese
Definitions
- Japanese
Ancestry of “Yapänik”, step by step
Yapänik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Volapük Yapän
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Volapük | Yapän | Japan |
| 2 | German | Japan | — |
| 3 | Dutch | Japan | — |
| 4 | Malay | Jepang | Japanese |
| 5 | Hokkien | 日本 | Japan; Japanese; Japan |
| 6 | Middle Chinese | 日本 | Land of the Rising Sun |
via Volapük ik
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Volapük | ik | adjective morpheme |