Where does “尿” come from?
尿 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 湯, from Old Japanese ゆ, from Proto-Japonic *yu.
尿 (Japanese): urine
Ancestry of “尿”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 湯 | warm or hot water; bathwater; a hot spring |
| 2 | Old Japanese | ゆ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Japonic | *yu | — |