Where does “東京” come from?

東京 (Japanese) comes from Vietnamese Đông Kinh, from Middle Chinese 東 — east.

東京 (Japanese): an eastern capital

Definitions

  1. an eastern capital

Ancestry of “東京”, step by step

東京 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese Đông Kinh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnameseĐông Kinha rural commune in Thái Bình, Vietnam
2Middle Chinese東east

via Middle Chinese 東京

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese東京—

Words derived from “東京”

Every word from Middle Chinese 東 →Every word from Vietnamese Đông Kinh →