Where does “Хонсю” come from?

Хонсю (Russian) comes from Japanese 本州, from Middle Chinese 本.

Хонсю (Russian): Honshu

Definitions

  1. Honshu

Ancestry of “Хонсю”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese本州main island
2Middle Chinese本—
Every word from Middle Chinese 本 →Every word from Japanese 本州 →