Where does “入江” come from?

入江 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 入り, from Japanese 入る, from Old Japanese いる.

入江 (Japanese): inlet

Definitions

  1. inlet

Ancestry of “入江”, step by step

入江 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 入り

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese入りentering; entry, going in; entry, entering
2Japanese入るto enter, go into, get into; to arrive; to join a...
3Old Japaneseいる—

via Japanese 江

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese江inlet, bay; large river; Alternative spelling of...
2Old Japaneseえ—

Words derived from “入江”

Every word from Old Japanese いる →Every word from Japanese 入る →Every word from Japanese 入り →