Where does “山梨” come from?

山梨 (Chinese) comes from Japanese 山梨, from Japanese 山, from Japanese 陰, from Middle Chinese 陰.

山梨 (Chinese): sorb; Pyrus ussuriensis

Definitions

  1. sorb; Pyrus ussuriensis

Ancestry of “山梨”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese山梨"Pyrus pyrifolia", especially P. p. var....
2Japanese山a mountain or hill; a mine; a heap, pile
3Japanese陰shadow, shade; hidden side; yin
4Middle Chinese陰—
Every word from Middle Chinese 陰 →Every word from Japanese 陰 →Every word from Japanese 山 →