Where does “南アルプス” come from?

南アルプス (Japanese) comes from Japanese 南, from Middle Chinese 南.

Ancestry of “南アルプス”, step by step

南アルプス traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 南

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese南the south; a southerly, south wind; to go south
2Middle Chinese南—

via Japanese アルプス

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseアルプス—

Words derived from “南アルプス”

Every word from Middle Chinese 南 →Every word from Japanese 南 →