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From Japaneseせとか(setoka), which in turn is said to derive from one or more Japanese place names. Compare 早崎瀬戸(Hayasaki Seto, “Hayasaki strait”), 瀬戸内地方(Setouchi chihō, “Seto region”), areas where the fruit was developed and is grown.
2015 February 3, Gabrielle Easter, “Unshu hybrids gain US access”, in Fruit Net:
Only commercial shipments of Shiranuhui and Setoka citrus can be imported, and will have to comply to the same requirements as shipments of Unshu oranges from South Korea.
2019 March 6, Kat & Satoshi, “setoka”, in Our Adventure in Japan:
Recently "my taster" (Satoshi) picked out an orange called Setoka. They were giving out samples at the market, so you know what he was doing...
2020 July 31, Jess, “Tokyo’s raindrop jelly-like traditional summer mochi has citrus surprise”, in Japan Today:
In Japan, setoka oranges are compared to the fat underbelly of tuna, and called the "otoro of the citrus world," due to the juicy and plump flesh of the fruit.
