Where does “単純林” come from?

単純林 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 林, from Middle Chinese 林.

単純林 (Japanese): pure forest forest composed of a single species of tree

Definitions

  1. pure forest forest composed of a single species of tree

Ancestry of “単純林”, step by step

単純林 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 林

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese林a grove, woods, copse; a forest of something
2Middle Chinese林—

via Japanese 単純

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese単純simple
Every word from Middle Chinese 林 →Every word from Japanese 林 →
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