Where does “尿” come from?

尿 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 湯, from Old Japanese ゆ, from Proto-Japonic *yu — hot water.

尿 (Japanese): urine

Definitions

  1. urine

Ancestry of “尿”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese湯warm or hot water; bathwater; a hot spring
2Old Japaneseゆattaches to the
3Proto-Japonic*yuhot water

Words derived from “尿”

Every word from Proto-Japonic *yu →Every word from Old Japanese ゆ →Every word from Japanese 湯 →