Where does “火山島” come from?

火山島 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 火山, from Middle Chinese 火山.

火山島 (Japanese): a volcanic island

Definitions

  1. a volcanic island

Ancestry of “火山島”, step by step

火山島 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 火山

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese火山a volcano
2Middle Chinese火山—

via Japanese 島

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese島an island; one's domain, territory, turf
2Middle Chinese島—
Every word from Middle Chinese 火山 →Every word from Japanese 火山 →