Where does “Киото” come from?
Киото (Russian) comes from Serbo-Croatian Кјото//Kjoto, from Japanese 京都, from Middle Chinese 京都 — capital.
Ancestry of “Киото”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | Кјото//Kjoto | — |
| 2 | Japanese | 京都 | Kyoto; capital city |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 京都 | capital |