Where does “みずぜめ” come from?

みずぜめ (Japanese) comes from Japanese 水, from Old Japanese 水, from Proto-Japonic *mentu — water.

みずぜめ (Japanese): water torture

Definitions

  1. water torture

Ancestry of “みずぜめ”, step by step

みずぜめ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 水

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese水water; drinking water; a fluid, liquid
2Old Japanese水water
3Proto-Japonic*mentuwater

via Japanese 攻める

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese攻めるattack; assault
Every word from Proto-Japonic *mentu →Every word from Old Japanese 水 →Every word from Japanese 水 →