Where does “山城” come from?

山城 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 山, from Japanese 陰, from Middle Chinese 陰.

山城 (Japanese): Yamashiro Province, an old province of Japan

Definitions

  1. Yamashiro Province, an old province of Japan

Ancestry of “山城”, step by step

山城 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 城

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese城castle; a structure surrounded by a moat or...
2Japanese山背—

Words derived from “山城”

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