Where does “イリオモテヤマネコ” come from?

イリオモテヤマネコ (Japanese) comes from Japanese 山猫, from Japanese 山, from Japanese 陰, from Middle Chinese 陰.

イリオモテヤマネコ (Japanese): an Iriomote cat

Definitions

  1. an Iriomote cat

Ancestry of “イリオモテヤマネコ”, step by step

イリオモテヤマネコ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 山猫

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese山猫a wildcat (Felis silvestris)
2Japanese山a mountain or hill; a mine; a heap, pile
3Japanese陰shadow, shade; hidden side; yin
4Middle Chinese陰—

via Japanese 西表

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese西表—
2Okinawan西表—
3Okinawan西the West
Every word from Middle Chinese 陰 →Every word from Japanese 陰 →Every word from Japanese 山 →