Where does “札幌” come from?
札幌 (Japanese) comes from Ainu サッ・ポロ・ペッ, from Japanese ポロ, from English Polo, from English Marco Polo, from Latin Mārcus, from Latin Martīnus, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos — adjectival suffix.
Ancestry of “札幌”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ainu | サッ・ポロ・ペッ | dry, great river |
| 2 | Japanese | ポロ | polo |
| 3 | English | Polo | Shouted by a player of the game Marco Polo.... |
| 4 | English | Marco Polo | A renowned traveler; A game played where one... |
| 5 | Latin | Mārcus | — |
| 6 | Latin | Martīnus | — |
| 7 | Latin | -īnus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |