Where does “Sapporo” come from?
Sapporo (Spanish) comes from Japanese 札幌, from Ainu サッ・ポロ・ペッ, from Japanese ポロ, from English Polo, from English Marco Polo, from Latin Mārcus, from Latin Martīnus, from Latin -īnus — adjectival suffix.
Ancestry of “Sapporo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 札幌 | — |
| 2 | Ainu | サッ・ポロ・ペッ | dry, great river |
| 3 | Japanese | ポロ | polo |
| 4 | English | Polo | Shouted by a player of the game Marco Polo.... |
| 5 | English | Marco Polo | A renowned traveler; A game played where one... |
| 6 | Latin | Mārcus | — |
| 7 | Latin | Martīnus | — |
| 8 | Latin | -īnus | of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |