Where does “鄂霍次克” come from?

鄂霍次克 (Chinese) comes from Russian Охо́тск, from Even окат, from Proto-Tungusic *uKe.

Ancestry of “鄂霍次克”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianОхо́тскOkhotsk a settlement in Khabarovsk krai
2Evenокатriver
3Proto-Tungusic*uKe—
Every word from Proto-Tungusic *uKe →Every word from Even окат →Every word from Russian Охо́тск →
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