Where does “来阪” come from?

来阪 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 来, from Middle Chinese 來.

来阪 (Japanese): coming to Ōsaka

Definitions

  1. coming to Ōsaka

Ancestry of “来阪”, step by step

来阪 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 来

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese来next, coming; since, in; to approach one's...
2Middle Chinese來—

via Japanese 阪

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese阪hill; Ōsaka
Every word from Middle Chinese 來 →Every word from Japanese 来 →