Where does “山羊” come from?

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

山羊 (Japanese): a goat

Definitions

  1. a goat

Ancestry of “山羊”, step by step

山羊 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 羊

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese羊a sheep
Every word from Middle Chinese 陰 →Every word from Japanese 陰 →Every word from Japanese 山 →