Where does “金剛山” come from?
金剛山 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 金剛, from Middle Chinese 金剛, from Sanskrit वज्र, from Sanskrit यान, from Proto-Indo-Aryan yáHnam, from Proto-Indo-Iranian yáHnam, from Proto-Indo-European yéh₂-nom, from Proto-Indo-European yeh₂- — to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel.
Ancestry of “金剛山”, step by step
金剛山 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 金剛
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 金剛 | an adamant; something extremely solid and... |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 金剛 | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | वज्र | "the hard or mighty one", a thunderbolt; a... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | यान | carriage, vehicle, mode of transport; moving,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | yáHnam | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | yáHnam | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yéh₂-nom | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yeh₂- | to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel |