Where does “森林火災” come from?

森林火災 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 火災, from Middle Chinese 火災.

森林火災 (Japanese): a forest fire

Definitions

  1. a forest fire

Ancestry of “森林火災”, step by step

森林火災 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 火災

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese火災fire, conflagration; one of the three major...
2Middle Chinese火災—

via Japanese 森林

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese森林forest, timber
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