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Where does “江戸” come from?

江戸 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 江, from Old Japanese え.

江戸 (Japanese): Yeddo

Definitions

  1. Yeddo

Ancestry of “江戸”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese江inlet, bay; large river; Alternative spelling of...
2Old Japaneseえ—

Words derived from “江戸”

  • Tokyo
  • Edo
  • Edoid
  • Tokyoite
  • tokyoite
  • Tokio
  • Tokyo
  • Edo
  • Эдо
  • 東芝
  • 東京
  • 江戸っ子
  • Tokio
  • طوكيو
  • Toshiba
  • 도꾜
  • Tô-ki-ô
  • టోక్యో
  • โตเกียว
  • Tokio
  • တိုကျို
  • টকিঅ'
  • طوكيو
  • 東京
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