Where does “山芋” come from?

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

山芋 (Japanese): Dioscorea japonica, a type of yam

Definitions

  1. Dioscorea japonica, a type of yam

Ancestry of “山芋”, step by step

山芋 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 芋

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese芋potato; tuber, potato

Words derived from “山芋”

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