Where does “庫頁島” come from?

庫頁島 (Chinese) comes from Chinese 庫頁, from Ainu クㇽ — person.

庫頁島 (Chinese): Sakhalin

Definitions

  1. Sakhalin

Ancestry of “庫頁島”, step by step

庫頁島 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Chinese 庫頁

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese庫頁Sakhalin
2Ainuクㇽperson

via Chinese 島

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese島—
Every word from Ainu クㇽ →Every word from Chinese 庫頁 →