Where does “上水道” come from?

上水道 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 上, from Old Japanese うえ, from Proto-Japonic upay, from Sanskrit उपाय, from Sanskrit उप-, from Proto-Indo-Aryan upa-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian upa-, from Proto-Indo-European upo — under, up from under; up from under, over; up,...

上水道 (Japanese): waterworks

Definitions

  1. waterworks

Ancestry of “上水道”, step by step

上水道 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 上

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese上the above; the top; the surface of
2Old Japaneseうえ—
3Proto-Japonicupayabove, over
4Sanskritउपाय.
5Sanskritउप-towards; near, with; under, below
6Proto-Indo-Aryanupa-—
7Proto-Indo-Iranianupa-towards
8Proto-Indo-Europeanupounder, up from under; up from under, over; up,...

via Japanese 水道

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-Indo-European upo →Every word from Sanskrit उप- →Every word from Sanskrit उपाय →