Where does “Kobe” come from?
Kobe (English) comes from Japanese 神戸, from Japanese 戸, from Middle Chinese 戶.
Ancestry of “Kobe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 神戸 | Kōbe; Kobe |
| 2 | Japanese | 戸 | door; a plate placed on doorway; houses;... |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 戶 | — |