Where does “chikara mizu” come from?

chikara mizu (English) comes from Japanese 力水, from Japanese 水, from Old Japanese 水, from Proto-Japonic *mentu — water.

chikara mizu (English): Water used by rikishi to ritually cleanse the mouth before a match

Definitions

  1. Water used by rikishi to ritually cleanse the mouth before a match

Ancestry of “chikara mizu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese力水chikara mizu, water used by rikishi to ritually cleanse the mouth before a match
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 →