Where does “奈良山” come from?

奈良山 (Old Japanese) comes from Old Japanese 山, from Proto-Japonic *yama — mountain.

奈良山 (Old Japanese): the hills north of the ancient capital of 平城京 in present-day Nara

Definitions

  1. the hills north of the ancient capital of 平城京 in present-day Nara

Ancestry of “奈良山”, step by step

奈良山 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Japanese 山

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Japanese山a mountain
2Proto-Japonic*yamamountain

via Old Japanese Province]]

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old JapaneseProvince]]—

via Old Japanese 奈良

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Japanese奈良a placename in 大和, the seat of power of the ancient Yamato court
Every word from Proto-Japonic *yama →Every word from Old Japanese 山 →