Where does “京都” come from?

京都 (Chinese) comes from Japanese 京都, from Middle Chinese 京都 — capital.

京都 (Chinese): capital city

Definitions

  1. capital city

Ancestry of “京都”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese京都Kyoto; capital city
2Middle Chinese京都capital
Every word from Middle Chinese 京都 →Every word from Japanese 京都 →
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