Where does “北海道” come from?

北海道 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 北海 — northern sea.

北海道 (Japanese): North Sea Circuit

Definitions

  1. North Sea Circuit

Ancestry of “北海道”, step by step

北海道 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 北海

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese北海northern sea

via Middle Chinese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese

Words derived from “北海道

Every word from Japanese 北海
北海道 — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer