Where does “Okinawa” come from?

Okinawa comes from Old Japanese おきなわ, a toponym of uncertain ultimate origin.

Okinawa (English): The Battle of Okinawa, which took place on the island of Okinawa in 1945

Definitions

  1. The Battle of Okinawa, which took place on the island of Okinawa in 1945

Ancestry of “Okinawa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese沖縄a rope used to catch fish
2Old Japaneseおきなわ—

Words derived from “Okinawa”

Every word from Old Japanese おきなわ →Every word from Japanese 沖縄 →
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