Where does “カリブ海” come from?
カリブ海 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 海, from Old Japanese うな.
カリブ海 (Japanese): the Caribbean Sea
Definitions
- the Caribbean Sea
Ancestry of “カリブ海”, step by step
カリブ海 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 海
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 海 | a sea, an ocean; a lake; an object covering over... |
| 2 | Old Japanese | うな | — |
via Japanese カリブ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | カリブ | — |