Where does “泉州” come from?

泉州 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 州, from Middle Chinese 洲.

泉州 (Japanese): (~)

Definitions

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Ancestry of “泉州”, step by step

泉州 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 州

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese州state; province of Canada; canton of Switzerland
2Middle Chinese洲—

via Japanese 泉

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese泉natural spring, a wellspring
2Japanese和泉Izumi, an old province of Japan

via Chinese 泉州

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese泉州—
Every word from Middle Chinese 洲 →Every word from Japanese 州 →