Where does “টকিঅ'” come from?
টকিঅ' (Assamese) comes from English Tokyo, from Japanese 東京, from Vietnamese Đông Kinh, from Middle Chinese 東 — east.
Ancestry of “টকিঅ'”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | Tokyo | — |
| 2 | Japanese | 東京 | an eastern capital |
| 3 | Vietnamese | Đông Kinh | — |
| 4 | Middle Chinese | 東 | east |