Where does “里山” come from?

里山 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 山, from Japanese 陰, from Middle Chinese 陰.

里山 (Japanese): satoyama

Definitions

  1. satoyama

Ancestry of “里山”, step by step

里山 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 山

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

via Japanese 里

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese里a village; a country house; one's hometown
2Japanese聡いclever, keen, smart, quick on the uptake

Words derived from “里山”

Every word from Middle Chinese 陰 →Every word from Japanese 陰 →Every word from Japanese 山 →