Where does “塘路湖” come from?
塘路湖 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 湖, from Japanese 水, from Old Japanese 水, from Proto-Japonic *mentu — water.
Ancestry of “塘路湖”, step by step
塘路湖 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 湖
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 湖 | a lake |
| 2 | Japanese | 水 | water; drinking water; a fluid, liquid |
| 3 | Old Japanese | 水 | water |
| 4 | Proto-Japonic | *mentu | water |
via Japanese 路
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 路 | attaches to place names, indicating a road to... |