Where does “Karafuto” come from?
Karafuto (English) comes from Japanese 樺太.
Karafuto (English): Japanese name for Sakhalin (island in Russia)
Definitions
- Japanese name for Sakhalin (island in Russia)
Ancestry of “Karafuto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 樺太 | — |