Where does “ヘルソン” come from?

ヘルソン (Japanese) comes from Russian Херсо́н, from Ancient Greek Χερσόνησος, from Ancient Greek νῆσος — island.

Ancestry of “ヘルソン”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianХерсо́н—
2Ancient GreekΧερσόνησοςChersonese
3Ancient Greekνῆσοςisland
Every word from Ancient Greek νῆσος →Every word from Ancient Greek Χερσόνησος →Every word from Russian Херсо́н →