Where does “токиец” come from?
токиец (Russian) comes from Russian То́кио, from Serbo-Croatian Токио//Tokio, from Japanese 東京, from Vietnamese Đông Kinh, from Middle Chinese 東 — east.
токиец (Russian): Tokyoite
Definitions
- Tokyoite
Ancestry of “токиец”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | То́кио | — |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | Токио//Tokio | — |
| 3 | Japanese | 東京 | an eastern capital |
| 4 | Vietnamese | Đông Kinh | a rural commune in Thái Bình, Vietnam |
| 5 | Middle Chinese | 東 | east |