Where does “東北地方” come from?

東北地方 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 地方, from Middle Chinese 地方.

Ancestry of “東北地方”, step by step

東北地方 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 地方

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese地方district, province, area
2Middle Chinese地方—

via Japanese 東北

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese東北northeast
Every word from Middle Chinese 地方 →Every word from Japanese 地方 →