Where does “山” come from?

山 (Okinawan) comes from Proto-Ryukyuan *yama — mountain.

山 (Okinawan): mountain

Definitions

  1. mountain

Ancestry of “山”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Ryukyuan*yamamountain

Words derived from “山”

Every word from Proto-Ryukyuan *yama →