Where does “יאַפּאַן” come from?

יאַפּאַן (Yiddish) comes from German Japan, from Dutch Japan, from Malay Jepang, from Hokkien 日本, from Middle Chinese 日本 — Land of the Rising Sun.

Ancestry of “יאַפּאַן”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanJapan
2DutchJapan
3MalayJepangJapanese
4Hokkien日本Japan; Japanese; Japan
5Middle Chinese日本Land of the Rising Sun
Every word from Middle Chinese 日本
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