Where does “山山葵” come from?

山山葵 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 山, from Japanese 陰, from Middle Chinese 陰.

山山葵 (Japanese): horseradish

Definitions

  1. horseradish

Ancestry of “山山葵”, step by step

山山葵 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 山葵

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese山葵"wasabi": the Japanese horseradish; the stem of...
Every word from Middle Chinese 陰 →Every word from Japanese 陰 →Every word from Japanese 山 →