Where does “東芝” come from?
東芝 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 東京, from Vietnamese Đông Kinh, from Middle Chinese 東 — east.
Ancestry of “東芝”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 東京 | an eastern capital |
| 2 | Vietnamese | Đông Kinh | — |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 東 | east |