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Where does “Fukushima” come from?
Fukushima (Tagalog) comes from Japanese 福島, from Japanese 島, from Middle Chinese 島.
Ancestry of “Fukushima”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Japanese
福島
—
2
Japanese
島
an island; one's domain, territory, turf
3
Middle Chinese
島
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