Where does “山口” come from?

山口 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 口, from Japanese くち, from Japanese 朽ちる.

Ancestry of “山口”, step by step

山口 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 口

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese口mouth; opening; the mouth
2Japaneseくちmouth
3Japanese朽ちる—

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—

Words derived from “山口”

Every word from Japanese 朽ちる →Every word from Japanese くち →Every word from Japanese 口 →