Etymology

Russo-Japanese

Today it means: Of or pertaining to both Russia and Japan. Full definition →

English Japanese ← Dutch Japan ← Malay Jepang
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The story

  1. EnglishRusso-
  2. Hokkien日本 (Ji̍t-pún)
  3. MalayJepang
  4. PortugueseJapão
  5. MalayJepang
  6. DutchJapan
  7. EnglishJapan
  8. EnglishJapanese
  9. English todayRusso-Japanese

From Russo- + Japanese.

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