Where does “琵琶湖” come from?

琵琶湖 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 琵琶, from Middle Chinese 琵琶.

琵琶湖 (Japanese): (Japanese lake) Lake Biwa

Definitions

  1. (Japanese lake) Lake Biwa

Ancestry of “琵琶湖”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese琵琶biwa
2Middle Chinese琵琶—
Every word from Middle Chinese 琵琶 →Every word from Japanese 琵琶 →