Where does “山原” come from?

山原 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 原, from Old Japanese 原, from Italian -para.

山原 (Japanese): a mountainous and forested area in the northern part of Okinawa Island

Definitions

  1. a mountainous and forested area in the northern part of Okinawa Island

Ancestry of “山原”, step by step

山原 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 原

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese原meadow, plain, field; the original thing; the...
2Old Japanese原—
3Italian-para—

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 Okinawan 山原

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Okinawan山原—

Words derived from “山原”

Every word from Italian -para →Every word from Old Japanese 原 →Every word from Japanese 原 →