Where does “mizu shobai” come from?

mizu shobai (English) comes from Japanese 水商売, from Japanese 水, from Old Japanese 水, from Proto-Japonic *mentu — water.

mizu shobai (English): The nightlife-centered industries and establishments in Japan

Definitions

  1. The nightlife-centered industries and establishments in Japan

Ancestry of “mizu shobai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese水商売bar and restaurant business; chancy trade;...
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 →