Where does “五島列島” come from?
五島列島 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 五島 — five islands.
Ancestry of “五島列島”, step by step
五島列島 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 五島
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 五島 | five islands |
via Japanese 列島
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 列島 | archipelago, chain of islands; Japanese... |