Where does “go” come from?

go (Portuguese) comes from Japanese 碁, from Chinese 圍棋 — go.

go (Portuguese): go Chinese strategy board game

Definitions

  1. go Chinese strategy board game

Ancestry of “go”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese碁go
2Chinese圍棋go
Every word from Chinese 圍棋 →Every word from Japanese 碁 →
go — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer