Where does “山水牛” come from?

山水牛 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 山, from Japanese 陰, from Middle Chinese 陰.

山水牛 (Japanese): anoa

Definitions

  1. anoa

Ancestry of “山水牛”, step by step

山水牛 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 水牛

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese水牛water buffalo
Every word from Middle Chinese 陰 →Every word from Japanese 陰 →Every word from Japanese 山 →