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.

Kawasaki (English): A Japanese motorcycle manufacturer

Definitions

  1. A Japanese motorcycle manufacturer

Ancestry of “Kawasaki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese川崎also
2Japanese崎small peninsula; cape
3Japanese先before, previous; end, tip; earlier, the past
4Middle Chinese先first, former; earlier, first
Every word from Middle Chinese 先 →Every word from Japanese 先 →Every word from Japanese 崎 →