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Where does “Sachalin” come from?
Sachalin (Czech) comes from Russian Сахали́н, from Manchu ᠰᠠᡥᠠᠯᡳᠶᠠᠨ, from Jurchen 撒哈良.
Ancestry of “Sachalin”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Russian
Сахали́н
Sakhalin
2
Manchu
ᠰᠠᡥᠠᠯᡳᠶᠠᠨ
black
3
Jurchen
撒哈良
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