Where does “Haimen” come from?

Haimen (English) comes from Chinese 海門, from Japanese 門, from Old Japanese 門 — a gate, portal; an entrance, gateway, opening;...

Ancestry of “Haimen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese海門mouth of a river, where the river enters a sea
2Japanese門a gate; a sect, school of thought; a phylum,...
3Old Japanese門a gate, portal; an entrance, gateway, opening;...
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