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Where does “후지 산” come from?
후지 산 (Korean) comes from Japanese 富士, from Old Japanese 富士, from Ainu フヂ — fire.
Ancestry of “후지 산”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Japanese
富士
a hill resembling Mount Fuji
2
Old Japanese
富士
—
3
Ainu
フヂ
fire
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