Where does “白河” come from?

白河 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 白, from Middle Chinese 白.

白河 (Japanese): a river with clear water

Definitions

  1. a river with clear water

Ancestry of “白河”, step by step

白河 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 白

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese白the color white; innocence; a white go stone
2Middle Chinese白—

via Japanese 河

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese河river: a player's discard pile
2Chinese河river; Yangshupu Creek
Every word from Middle Chinese 白 →Every word from Japanese 白 →
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