Where does “新橋” come from?

新橋 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 新, from Middle Chinese 新.

Ancestry of “新橋”, step by step

新橋 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 新

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese新a novelty
2Middle Chinese新—

via Japanese 橋

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese橋that which is constructed to connect two points...
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