Where does “水割” come from?

水割 (Chinese) comes from Japanese 水割り, from Japanese 水, from Old Japanese 水, from Proto-Japonic *mentu — water.

水割 (Chinese): a glass of liquor, typically whisky, mixed with a large amount of water

Definitions

  1. a glass of liquor, typically whisky, mixed with a large amount of water

Ancestry of “水割”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese水割りdilution of whiskey, shochu or other spirits; the watered-down drink
2Japanese水water; drinking water; a fluid, liquid
3Old Japanese水water
4Proto-Japonic*mentuwater
Every word from Proto-Japonic *mentu →Every word from Old Japanese 水 →Every word from Japanese 水 →