Where does “山梨” come from?

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

山梨 (Japanese): "Pyrus pyrifolia", especially P. p. var....

Definitions

  1. "Pyrus pyrifolia", especially P. p. var....

Ancestry of “山梨”, step by step

山梨 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 梨

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese梨a pear tree; a pear; more specifically, the...
2Middle Chinese梨—

Words derived from “山梨”

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