Where does “銀山” come from?

銀山 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 銀, from Middle Chinese 銀, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan ŋul ~ (d-)ŋur — silver.

銀山 (Japanese): silver mine

Definitions

  1. silver mine

Ancestry of “銀山”, step by step

銀山 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 銀

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese銀silver
2Middle Chinese銀—
3Proto-Sino-Tibetanŋul ~ (d-)ŋursilver

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—
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan ŋul ~ (d-)ŋur →Every word from Middle Chinese 銀 →Every word from Japanese 銀 →