Where does “Fuji” come from?

Fuji comes from Old Japanese 富士, derived from Ainu フヂ, whose original meaning remains uncertain.

Fuji (English): An apple of a Japanese cultivar that originated as a cross between the Red Delicious and Ralls Janet

Definitions

  1. An apple of a Japanese cultivar that originated as a cross between the Red Delicious and Ralls Janet

Ancestry of “Fuji”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese富士a hill resembling Mount Fuji
2Old Japanese富士—
3Ainuフヂfire

Words derived from “Fuji”

Every word from Ainu フヂ →Every word from Old Japanese 富士 →Every word from Japanese 富士 →