Etymograph

English

Sapporo

Sapporo comes from Japanese 札幌, and goes back to Ainu サッ・ポロ・ペッ ‘Sapporo (city)’.

  1. Ainumodernサッ・ポロ・ペッsat poro pet‘Sapporo (city)’literally ‘dry, great river’
  2. Japanesemodern札幌Sapporo
  3. Englishearliest quotation 2017Sapporo

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

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  1. Ainumodernサッ・ポロ・ペッsat poro pet‘Sapporo (city)’literally ‘dry, great river’
  2. Japanesemodern札幌Sapporo
  3. Englishearliest quotation 2017Sapporo

Earliest quotation: 2017, Jenny Marc, Revolutionary gel is five times stronger than steel: “Gong’s inspiration comes from exploring the great outdoors in…”

The story

Borrowed from Japanese 札幌 (Sapporo), from Ainu サッ・ポロ・ペッ (sat poro pet, literally “dry, great river”).

Every English word from Ainu サッ・ポロ・ペッ

Today it means

name The capital and largest city of Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Ainu サッ・ポロ・ペッ / Sapporo

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