Where does “スコットランド” come from?
スコットランド (Japanese) comes from English Scotland, from Middle English Scotland, from Old English Scotland, from Old English scott, from Latin scotus, from Ancient Greek σκότος, from Proto-Indo-European skh₃tos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- — darkness, shadow.
スコットランド (Japanese): Scotland; Britain
Ancestry of “スコットランド”, step by step