Where does “オホーツク” come from?

オホーツク (Japanese) comes from Russian Охо́тск, from Even окат, from Proto-Tungusic *uKe.

Ancestry of “オホーツク”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianОхо́тскOkhotsk a settlement in Khabarovsk krai
2Evenокатriver
3Proto-Tungusic*uKe—

Words derived from “オホーツク”

Every word from Proto-Tungusic *uKe →Every word from Even окат →Every word from Russian Охо́тск →