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Where does “Shima” come from?
Shima (English) comes from Japanese 島, from Middle Chinese 島.
Ancestry of “Shima”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Japanese
島
an island; one's domain, territory, turf
2
Middle Chinese
島
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