Where does “Kawasaki” come from?
Kawasaki (English) comes from Japanese 川崎, from Japanese 崎, from Japanese 先, from Middle Chinese 先 — first, former; earlier, first.
Ancestry of “Kawasaki”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 川崎 | — |
| 2 | Japanese | 崎 | small peninsula; cape |
| 3 | Japanese | 先 | before, previous; end, tip; earlier, the past |
| 4 | Middle Chinese | 先 | first, former; earlier, first |