Where does “水木” come from?

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

水木 (Japanese): Cornus controversa var. controversa

Definitions

  1. Cornus controversa var. controversa

Ancestry of “水木”, step by step

水木 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 木

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese木a tree or shrub; wood, timber, lumber; a tree
2Old Japanese木a tree or shrub; wood, timber, lumber; Combining...
3Proto-Japonickəytree
Every word from Proto-Japonic *mentu →Every word from Old Japanese 水 →Every word from Japanese 水 →