Where does “го” come from?

го (Kazakh) comes from Russian го, from Japanese 碁, from Chinese 圍棋 — go.

го (Kazakh): go board game

Definitions

  1. go board game

Ancestry of “го”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianгоgo
2Japanese碁go
3Chinese圍棋go
Every word from Chinese 圍棋 →Every word from Japanese 碁 →Every word from Russian го →