Where does “沖繩” come from?

沖繩 (Chinese) comes from Japanese 沖縄, from Old Japanese おきなわ.

Ancestry of “沖繩”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese沖縄a rope used to catch fish
2Old Japaneseおきなわ—
Every word from Old Japanese おきなわ →Every word from Japanese 沖縄 →