Where does “山高帽” come from?

山高帽 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 山, from Japanese 陰, from Middle Chinese 陰.

Ancestry of “山高帽”, step by step

山高帽 traces back through 3 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 高

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese高maximum, the limit; high, higher
2Middle Chinese高—

via Japanese 帽

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese帽cap, hat
Every word from Middle Chinese 陰 →Every word from Japanese 陰 →Every word from Japanese 山 →