Where does “混合林” come from?

混合林 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 林, from Middle Chinese 林.

混合林 (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 “混合林”, step by step

混合林 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanesea grove, woods, copse; a forest of something
2Middle Chinese

via Japanese 混合

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese混合mixture, blend; to mix, to blend, to meld
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