Where does “Niigata” come from?

Niigata (English) comes from Japanese 新潟, from Japanese 新, from Middle Chinese 新.

Ancestry of “Niigata”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Japanese	新潟	—
2	Japanese	新	a novelty
3	Middle Chinese	新	—

Words derived from “Niigata”

niigataite

Every word from Middle Chinese 新 →Every word from Japanese 新 →Every word from Japanese 新潟 →