Where does “Tokyo” come from?
Tokyo derives from Japanese 東京, literally "east capital," replacing the earlier Japanese 江戸, from Japanese 江 meaning "inlet," ultimately from Middle Chinese こう.
Ancestry of “Tokyo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 東京 | an eastern capital |
| 2 | Vietnamese | Đông Kinh | — |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 東 | east |
Words derived from “Tokyo”