Where does “Phú Sĩ” come from?

Phú Sĩ (Vietnamese) comes from Japanese 富士, from Old Japanese 富士, from Ainu フヂ — fire.

Phú Sĩ (Vietnamese): Fuji

Definitions

  1. Fuji

Ancestry of “Phú Sĩ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese富士a hill resembling Mount Fuji
2Old Japanese富士
3Ainuフヂfire
Every word from Ainu フヂEvery word from Old Japanese 富士Every word from Japanese 富士
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