Where does “富士五湖” come from?

富士五湖 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 湖, from Japanese 水, from Old Japanese 水, from Proto-Japonic *mentu — water.

富士五湖 (Japanese): the five lakes around Mount Fuji: and

Definitions

  1. the five lakes around Mount Fuji: and

Ancestry of “富士五湖”, step by step

富士五湖 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 湖

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese湖a lake
2Japanese水water; drinking water; a fluid, liquid
3Old Japanese水water
4Proto-Japonic*mentuwater

via Japanese 富士

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese富士a hill resembling Mount Fuji
2Old Japanese富士—
3Ainuフヂfire

via Japanese 五

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese五five; a name of a hole of a wind instrument
2Middle Chineseご—
Every word from Proto-Japonic *mentu →Every word from Old Japanese 水 →Every word from Japanese 水 →