Where does “山津波” come from?

山津波 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 津波, from Japanese 波, from Middle Chinese 波.

山津波 (Japanese): landslide, landslip

Definitions

  1. landslide, landslip

Ancestry of “山津波”, step by step

山津波 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 津波

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese津波a tsunami; a tidal wave; a tidal bore
2Japanese波wave
3Middle Chinese波—

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—
Every word from Middle Chinese 波 →Every word from Japanese 波 →Every word from Japanese 津波 →