Where does “カイロ” come from?

カイロ (Japanese) comes from English Cairo, from Italian Il Cairo, from Arabic اَلْقَاهِرَة.

Ancestry of “カイロ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishCairocontaining the capital city
2ItalianIl Cairo—
3Arabicاَلْقَاهِرَة—
Every word from Arabic اَلْقَاهِرَة →Every word from Italian Il Cairo →Every word from English Cairo →
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