Where does “富士” come from?

富士 (Japanese) comes from Old Japanese 富士, from Ainu フヂ — fire.

富士 (Japanese): a hill resembling Mount Fuji

Definitions

  1. a hill resembling Mount Fuji

Ancestry of “富士”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Japanese富士—
2Ainuフヂfire

Words derived from “富士”

Every word from Ainu フヂ →Every word from Old Japanese 富士 →