Where does “さいたま” come from?
さいたま (Japanese) comes from Japanese 埼玉, from Old Japanese 埼玉, from Old Japanese 埼 — cape.
Ancestry of “さいたま”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 埼玉 | {{w|Saitama Prefecture}} |
| 2 | Old Japanese | 埼玉 | — |
| 3 | Old Japanese | 埼 | cape |