Where does “結城” come from?

結城 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 木綿, from Japanese 木, from Old Japanese 木, from Proto-Japonic kəy — tree.

結城 (Japanese): durable silk fabrics made in Yūki, Ibaraki

Definitions

  1. durable silk fabrics made in Yūki, Ibaraki

Ancestry of “結城”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese木綿"Bombax ceiba", a species of silk-cotton tree;...
2Japanese木a tree or shrub; wood, timber, lumber; a tree
3Old Japanese木a tree or shrub; wood, timber, lumber; Combining...
4Proto-Japonickəytree
Every word from Proto-Japonic kəy →Every word from Old Japanese 木 →Every word from Japanese 木 →