Where does “無人島” come from?

無人島 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 島, from Middle Chinese 島.

無人島 (Japanese): desert island

Definitions

  1. desert island

Ancestry of “無人島”, step by step

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