Where does “与那国島” come from?

与那国島 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 島, from Middle Chinese 島.

与那国島 (Japanese): Yonaguni, the westernmost inhabited island of Japan

Definitions

  1. Yonaguni, the westernmost inhabited island of Japan

Ancestry of “与那国島”, step by step

与那国島 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 島

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese島an island; one's domain, territory, turf
2Middle Chinese島—

via Japanese 与那国

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese与那国—
Every word from Middle Chinese 島 →Every word from Japanese 島 →