How Did Each Asian Country Get Its Name?

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TIMESTAMPS:
Japan 0:44
Philippines 1:37
Korea (North and South) 2:01
Taiwan 3:05
China 4:49
Mongolia 5:49
Vietnam 6:27
Laos 7:06
Cambodia 7:34
Brunei 8:01
Malaysia 8:40
Indonesia 9:18
Singapore 9:40
Thailand 10:09
Myanmar 10:52
Bangladesh 11:19
Bhutan 11:56
Nepal 12:13
India 12:56
Sri Lanka 12:21
Maldives 13:55
Pakistan 14:09
Tajikistan 14:41
Kyrgyzstan 14:56
Kazakhstan 15:12
Uzbekistan 15:26
Turkmenistan 15:49
Afghanistan 16:19
Iran 16:33
Iraq 17:02
Azerbaijan 17:25
Georgia 17:42
Armenia 18:05
Syria 18:41
Lebanon 19:01
Palestine 19:11
Israel 19:48
Jordan 20:05
Saudi Arabia 20:20
Kuwait 20:45
UAE 21:02
Qatar 22:01
Oman 22:21
Yemen 22:51

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[valterpenasribeiro]

So East Asian names basically is Portuguese people trying to speak persian

[FreedumbSauceFriedFrogs]

The TITLE should be: How each Asian country gets "English" name.

[gxguy]

Respect to Iran for pointing out their right name to the world. I feel like countries and their people should have a say in what they want the world to call them. Not by some past-timer foreigners.

[A.T.R.]

Country Timestamps:
00:45 Japan
1:38 Philippines
2:02 Korea
3:05 Taiwan
4:50 China
5:50 Mongolia
6:28 Vietnam
7:06 Laos
7:34 Cambodia
8:01 Brunei
8:40 Malaysia
9:18 Indonesia
9:40 Singapore
10:10 Thailand
10:52 Myanmar/Burma
11:19 Bangladesh
11:57 Bhutan
12:14 Nepal
12:57 India
13:22 Sri Lanka
13:56 Maldives
14:10 Pakistan
14:41 Tajikistan
14:56 Kyrgyzstan
15:12 Kazakhstan
15:26 Uzbekistan
15:49 Turkmenistan
16:19 Afghanistan
16:34 Iran
17:03 Iraq
17:25 Azerbaijan
17:42 Georgia
18:05 Armenia
18:42 Syria
19:01 Lebanon
19:12 Palestine
19:49 Israel
20:06 Jordan
20:20 Saudi Arabia
20:46 Kuwait
21:04 United Arab Emirates
22:01 Qatar
22:21 Oman
22:52 Yemen

[handidandi]

The rest of asian nations: (deep origin or unknown origins)

Meanwhile Philippines: name it after a European Catholic King....

[ManjuSingh-unmj]

Bharat comes from an ancient king, named 'Bharat'. He captured the land from Himalayas to Indian Ocean.
He named it 'Bharatvarsh'

[azhang]

Because Bahrain was excluded, I will include it in the comment section.

Bahrain is an Arabic word meaning "Two Seas", and is thought to either refer to the fact that the islands contain two sources of water, sweet water springs and salty water in the surrounding seas, or to the south and north waters of the Persian Gulf, separating it from the Arabian coast and Iran, respectively.

Source: Bahrain - McGill School Of Computer Science

[dolguth]

5:31 That's the Qing dynasty, it was established in 1636, thousands of years after the Qin Dynasty in 221 BC which is the one that most believe is the origin of the word Cina you mentioned.

[bakthihapuarachchi]

Roman emissaries visited Sri Lanka during the reign of Emperor Claudius. They gave a large amount of glass beads to the Sri Lankan king at the time, King Bhathikabeye, who then donated it to the temple of Ruwanwali Maha Saaye, the largest and most important Buddhist temple in Sri Lanka. I'm a student of history from Sri Lanka, and this is the only instance I know of Sri Lankans interacting with the Romans.

[zjreviews]

So Uzbekistan is literally the land of the free?
America: am I a joke to you?

[SxMURxI]

The great influence of Persian words on naming different countries reflects the peak of Iranian civilization, and I am proud of it. 🇮🇷❤️‍🔥

[motiss]

China's etymology isn't about the "Qing" dynasty, but the "Qin" one, which is way more older.

[marcgargante]

How did he miss that the local name for Bhutan is Druk Yul, which means "Land of the Thunder Dragon"? Probably the most epic name for any country in the world

[paulbelarmino]

i love how every countries name was mis-translated words, from an unknown source or common name in ancient times then there's the philippines

[iamsheep]

There's a typo or mistake with the China part, the ancient Perian use of Chin/Cina referring to China during the QIN dynasty, not QING dynasty, since QIN was from 2nd century BC, whereas the QING dynasty started in the 17th century.

[The__Leo]

7:59 ancient Sanskrit texts mention a land by name 'Kamboj Desh'. Probably that's origin of this name.

[ozark]

Portuguese: *Writes word on paper*.
East Asia: Good enough that's the *European* name of my country.

[tammyho]

Singapore was known as Temasek from 13-14th century, after 14th it was Singapura. Temasek is still an important name in current Singapore and used for many institutions.

[finiteincantatem]

Indonesia - Malaysia - Philippines - Southern Thailand - Singapore - Brunei = *"Nusantara"*

[bakhtiyorakramjonov]

Asia : *exists*
Portugal and Iran : *I'll buy your entire stock*