Where does “南欧” come from?

南欧 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 南, from Middle Chinese 南.

Ancestry of “南欧”, step by step

南欧 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 欧

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese欧—
Every word from Middle Chinese 南 →Every word from Japanese 南 →