Where does “山鼠” come from?

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

山鼠 (Japanese): a Japanese dormouse (Glirulus japonicus)

Definitions

  1. a Japanese dormouse (Glirulus japonicus)

Ancestry of “山鼠”, step by step

山鼠 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 鼠

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese鼠a mouse or a rat; general term for members of...
2Japanesenezumi—

Words derived from “山鼠”

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