Where does “揚水” come from?

揚水 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 水, from Old Japanese 水, from Proto-Japonic *mentu — water.

揚水 (Japanese): pumping of water

Definitions

  1. pumping of water

Ancestry of “揚水”, step by step

揚水 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 水

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

via Japanese 揚

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese揚to raise; to lift

Words derived from “揚水”

Every word from Proto-Japonic *mentu →Every word from Old Japanese 水 →Every word from Japanese 水 →