Where does “東京” come from?

東京 (Chinese) comes from Chinese 京, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-gaŋ — hill, ridge, mountain.

東京 (Chinese): the eastern capital

Definitions

  1. the eastern capital

Ancestry of “東京”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese
2Proto-Sino-Tibetans-gaŋhill, ridge, mountain
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-gaŋ
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