Where does “Tô-ki-ô” come from?
Tô-ki-ô (Vietnamese) comes from English Tokyo, from Japanese 東京, from Vietnamese Đông Kinh, from Middle Chinese 東 — east.
Ancestry of “Tô-ki-ô”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Tokyo | — |
| 2 | Japanese | 東京 | an eastern capital |
| 3 | Vietnamese | Đông Kinh | — |
| 4 | Middle Chinese | 東 | east |