Where does “水商売” come from?
水商売 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 水, from Old Japanese 水, from Proto-Japonic *mentu.
水商売 (Japanese): bar and restaurant business; chancy trade;...
Definitions
- bar and restaurant business; chancy trade;...
Ancestry of “水商売”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 水 | water; drinking water; a fluid, liquid |
| 2 | Old Japanese | 水 | water |
| 3 | Proto-Japonic | *mentu | — |