Where does “水道” come from?

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

水道 (Chinese): canal; ditch; water course; waterway; lane in...

Definitions

  1. canal; ditch; water course; waterway; lane in...

Ancestry of “水道”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese水道water service, water supply; channel; aqueduct
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 →