Where does “埼玉” come from?

埼玉 (Japanese) comes from Old Japanese 埼玉, from Old Japanese 埼 — cape.

埼玉 (Japanese): {{w|Saitama Prefecture}}

Definitions

  1. {{w|Saitama Prefecture}}

Ancestry of “埼玉”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Japanese埼玉—
2Old Japanese埼cape

Words derived from “埼玉”

Every word from Old Japanese 埼 →Every word from Old Japanese 埼玉 →