Where does “新潟” come from?

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

Ancestry of “新潟”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese新a novelty
2Middle Chinese新—

Words derived from “新潟”

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