Where does “水揚げ” come from?

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

水揚げ (Japanese): landing bringing to land of cargo

Definitions

  1. landing bringing to land of cargo

Ancestry of “水揚げ”, step by step

水揚げ 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 揚げ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese揚げa food that has been fried in oil; Short for 油揚げ;...

Words derived from “水揚げ”

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