Where does “yamaimo” come from?

yamaimo (English) comes from Japanese 山芋, from Japanese 山, from Japanese 陰, from Middle Chinese 陰.

yamaimo (English): Dioscorea japonica, an edible Japanese yam

Definitions

  1. Dioscorea japonica, an edible Japanese yam

Ancestry of “yamaimo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese山芋Dioscorea japonica, a type of yam
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 →