Where does “Kanazawa” come from?

Kanazawa (English) comes from Japanese 金沢, from Japanese 金, from Middle Chinese 金.

Ancestry of “Kanazawa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese金沢—
2Japanese金metal; money; firmness, strength
3Middle Chinese金—
Every word from Middle Chinese 金 →Every word from Japanese 金 →Every word from Japanese 金沢 →