Where does “和歌山” come from?

和歌山 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 山, from Japanese 陰, from Middle Chinese 陰.

Ancestry of “和歌山”, step by step

和歌山 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 山

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese山a mountain or hill; a mine; a heap, pile
2Japanese陰shadow, shade; hidden side; yin
3Middle Chinese陰—

via Japanese 和歌

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese和歌Japanese poetry, waka; tanka: 31-mora poetry...
2Middle Chinese和—

Words derived from “和歌山”

Every word from Middle Chinese 陰 →Every word from Japanese 陰 →Every word from Japanese 山 →
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