Where does “桜島” come from?

桜島 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 桜, from Old Japanese 桜.

Ancestry of “桜島”, step by step

桜島 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 桜

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese桜a cherry tree, "more specifically" the Japanese...
2Old Japanese桜—

via Japanese 島

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese島an island; one's domain, territory, turf
2Middle Chinese島—

Words derived from “桜島”

Every word from Old Japanese 桜 →Every word from Japanese 桜 →
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