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Where does “富士” come from?
富士 (Vietnamese) comes from Japanese 富士, from Old Japanese 富士, from Ainu フヂ — fire.
Ancestry of “富士”, 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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