Where does “水着” come from?

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

水着 (Japanese): a swimsuit, a bathing suit, swim trunks

Definitions

  1. a swimsuit, a bathing suit, swim trunks

Ancestry of “水着”, step by step

水着 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 着

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese着arrival at a location; the wearing of clothing; a...
2Japanese着るput on or wear on the upper body or the entire...

Words derived from “水着”

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