Where does “サハリン” come from?

サハリン (Japanese) comes from Russian Сахали́н, from Manchu ᠰᠠᡥᠠᠯᡳᠶᠠᠨ, from Jurchen 撒哈良.

サハリン (Japanese): Sakhalin

Definitions

  1. Sakhalin

Ancestry of “サハリン”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianСахали́нSakhalin
2Manchuᠰᠠᡥᠠᠯᡳᠶᠠᠨblack
3Jurchen撒哈良—
Every word from Jurchen 撒哈良 →Every word from Manchu ᠰᠠᡥᠠᠯᡳᠶᠠᠨ →Every word from Russian Сахали́н →
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