Where does “揚水発電” come from?

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

揚水発電 (Japanese): pumped-storage hydroelectricity

Definitions

  1. pumped-storage hydroelectricity

Ancestry of “揚水発電”, step by step

揚水発電 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 揚水

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

via Japanese 発電

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese発電power generation
Every word from Proto-Japonic *mentu →Every word from Old Japanese 水 →Every word from Japanese 水 →
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