Where does “高嶺” come from?

高嶺 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 峰, from Japanese 御, from Middle Chinese 御.

高嶺 (Japanese): a high or lofty peak, as of a mountain; a high or...

Definitions

  1. a high or lofty peak, as of a mountain; a high or...

Ancestry of “高嶺”, step by step

高嶺 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 峰

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese峰a small place in the mountain; hill, hilltop;...
2Japanese御"indicates that the is honorific"; often used to...
3Middle Chinese御—

via Japanese 高

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese高maximum, the limit; high, higher
2Middle Chinese高—

Words derived from “高嶺”

Every word from Middle Chinese 御 →Every word from Japanese 御 →Every word from Japanese 峰 →
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