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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese埼玉{{w|Saitama Prefecture}}
2Old Japanese埼玉—
3Old Japanese埼cape

Words derived from “さいたま”

Every word from Old Japanese 埼 →Every word from Old Japanese 埼玉 →Every word from Japanese 埼玉 →