Where does “Edo” come from?

Edo comes from Japanese 江戸, composed of 江 meaning inlet or bay, from Middle Chinese こう.

Edo (English): The people of Edo State

Definitions

  1. The people of Edo State

Ancestry of “Edo”, step by step

Edo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 江戸

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese江戸Yeddo
2Japanese江inlet, bay; large river; Alternative spelling of...
3Old Japaneseえ—

via Edo Ẹ̀dó

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EdoẸ̀dóThe Edo people

Words derived from “Edo”

Every word from Old Japanese え →Every word from Japanese 江 →Every word from Japanese 江戸 →