Where does “Кагосима” come from?

Кагосима (Russian) comes from Japanese 鹿児島, from Japanese 島, from Middle Chinese 島.

Ancestry of “Кагосима”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese鹿児島—
2Japanese島an island; one's domain, territory, turf
3Middle Chinese島—
Every word from Middle Chinese 島 →Every word from Japanese 島 →Every word from Japanese 鹿児島 →