Where does “satoyama” come from?

satoyama (English) comes from Japanese 里山, from Japanese 山, from Japanese 陰, from Middle Chinese 陰.

satoyama (English): A border zone or area between mountain foothills...

Definitions

  1. A border zone or area between mountain foothills...

Ancestry of “satoyama”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese里山satoyama
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 →