Where does “前川” come from?

前川 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 前, from Middle Chinese 前.

前川 (Japanese): the name of various rivers in Japan

Definitions

  1. the name of various rivers in Japan

Ancestry of “前川”, step by step

前川 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 前

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese前the front; the past; previous
2Middle Chinese前—

via Japanese 川

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese川river, stream, brook
2Japanese石川Ishi River (rivers in Japan)

via Korean 전천

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean전천—
Every word from Middle Chinese 前 →Every word from Japanese 前 →
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