Where does “Chūō” come from?

Chūō (English) comes from Japanese 中央, from Middle Chinese 中央.

Chūō (English): that is surrounded by (clockwise from north) Taitō, Sumida, Kōtō, Minato and Chiyoda special wards as well as Tokyo Bay

Definitions

  1. that is surrounded by (clockwise from north) Taitō, Sumida, Kōtō, Minato and Chiyoda special wards as well as Tokyo Bay

Ancestry of “Chūō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese中央center/centre, middle
2Middle Chinese中央—
Every word from Middle Chinese 中央 →Every word from Japanese 中央 →