Where does “混交林” come from?

混交林 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 林, from Middle Chinese 林.

混交林 (Japanese): mixed forest forest composed of more than one species of tree

Definitions

  1. mixed forest forest composed of more than one species of tree

Ancestry of “混交林”, step by step

混交林 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 林

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese林a grove, woods, copse; a forest of something
2Middle Chinese林—

via Japanese 混交

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese混交a mixture of various things; mixture, blending;...
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