Where does “沖縄” come from?

沖縄 (Japanese) comes from Old Japanese おきなわ.

沖縄 (Japanese): a rope used to catch fish

Definitions

  1. a rope used to catch fish

Ancestry of “沖縄”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Japaneseおきなわ—

Words derived from “沖縄”

Every word from Old Japanese おきなわ →