Where does “埼玉” come from?

埼玉 (Chinese) comes from Japanese 埼玉, from Old Japanese 埼玉, from Old Japanese 埼 — cape.

Ancestry of “埼玉”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese埼玉{{w|Saitama Prefecture}}
2Old Japanese埼玉—
3Old Japanese埼cape
Every word from Old Japanese 埼 →Every word from Old Japanese 埼玉 →Every word from Japanese 埼玉 →