Where does “水球” come from?

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

水球 (Japanese): water polo

Definitions

  1. water polo

Ancestry of “水球”, step by step

水球 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 球

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese球sphere, globe, orb; pitch; vacuum tube, valve
2Middle Chinese毬—
Every word from Proto-Japonic *mentu →Every word from Old Japanese 水 →Every word from Japanese 水 →