Where does “深山川蜻蛉” come from?

深山川蜻蛉 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 山川, from Japanese 山, from Japanese 陰, from Middle Chinese 陰.

深山川蜻蛉 (Japanese): Calopteryx cornelia

Definitions

  1. Calopteryx cornelia

Ancestry of “深山川蜻蛉”, step by step

深山川蜻蛉 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 山川

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese山川mountains and rivers; mountain rivers
2Japanese山a mountain or hill; a mine; a heap, pile
3Japanese陰shadow, shade; hidden side; yin
4Middle Chinese陰—

via Japanese 蜻蛉

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese蜻蛉dragonfly; Alternative spelling of 秋津: dragonfly;...
2Chinese蜻蛉dragonfly

via Japanese 深

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese深deep
Every word from Middle Chinese 陰 →Every word from Japanese 陰 →Every word from Japanese 山 →